Annual working hours per worker in Taiwan
Taiwan: Annual working hours per worker was 2,032 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2,032 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
59th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,299 hours per worker
in 1951
All-time low
2,005 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
72
1951–2023
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.
Annual working hours per worker in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2,299 hours per worker | — |
| 1952 | 2,296 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 2,293 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 2,290 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 2,287 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 2,285 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 2,282 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 2,279 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 2,276 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 2,273 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 2,270 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2,268 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 2,265 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 2,262 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2,259 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 2,256 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 2,254 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 2,251 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 2,248 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2,245 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2,249 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 2,251 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2,249 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 2,251 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2,252 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 2,252 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,250 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 2,247 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 2,279 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2,257 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 2,254 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,214 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2,200 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 2,199 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,189 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 2,188 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 2,221 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2,195 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 2,177 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,176 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,164 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 2,166 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,186 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,131 hours per worker | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 2,170 hours per worker | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2,144 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 2,089 hours per worker | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 2,139 hours per worker | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2,137 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,127 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,074 hours per worker | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 2,060 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 2,065 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,083 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,076 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,085 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,091 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,090 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,066 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,074 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,076 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,070 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,068 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,066 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,066 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,067 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,064 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,053 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,005 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,028 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2,034 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,032 hours per worker | -0.1% |
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
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,110 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 8,300 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 84,528 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.54 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 148,226 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0099 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.24 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.961 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.0496 % change on previous year (2027)
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.