Annual working hours per worker in Taiwan
Taiwan: Annual working hours per worker was 2,032 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Taiwan, 1951–2023
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 Taiwan is 2,032 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Taiwan peaked at 2,299 hours per worker in 1951 and was at its lowest, 2,005 hours per worker, in 2020.
Taiwan ranks 59th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,287 hours per worker | 2,276 hours per worker | 2,299 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1960s | 2,261 hours per worker | 2,248 hours per worker | 2,273 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,252 hours per worker | 2,245 hours per worker | 2,279 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,209 hours per worker | 2,177 hours per worker | 2,257 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,150 hours per worker | 2,089 hours per worker | 2,186 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,082 hours per worker | 2,060 hours per worker | 2,127 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,067 hours per worker | 2,053 hours per worker | 2,076 hours per worker | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,005 hours per worker | 2,034 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More work & labour data for Taiwan
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 78.9% (2025)
- Productivity: output per hour worked 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour (2023)
- Productivity vs. GDP per capita 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour (2023)
- Female labor force by age 141,007 people (2024)
- Labor force participation rate by age 36.4% (2024)
- Female labor force participation rate by age 36.2% (2024)
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 12.3% (2024)
- Employment by status 80.8% (2024)
- Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 80.8% (2024)
- Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,032 hours per worker (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Taiwan?
- Annual working hours per worker in Taiwan was 2,032 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,299 hours per worker in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,005 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Taiwan rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Taiwan ranks 59th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.