Annual working hours per worker in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Annual working hours per worker was 2,053 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Sri Lanka is 2,053 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,322 hours per worker in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,883 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,201 hours per worker | 2,180 hours per worker | 2,252 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,257 hours per worker | 2,179 hours per worker | 2,286 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,254 hours per worker | 2,181 hours per worker | 2,322 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,163 hours per worker | 1,996 hours per worker | 2,303 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,171 hours per worker | 2,111 hours per worker | 2,221 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,991 hours per worker | 1,883 hours per worker | 2,053 hours per worker | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Sri Lanka?
- Annual working hours per worker in Sri Lanka was 2,053 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,322 hours per worker in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,883 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.