Annual working hours per worker in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Annual working hours per worker was 1,610 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Trinidad and Tobago, 1991–2023
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
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1,610 hours per worker.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 1,668 hours per worker in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,541 hours per worker, in 2020.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,604 hours per worker | 1,565 hours per worker | 1,637 hours per worker | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,636 hours per worker | 1,611 hours per worker | 1,668 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,622 hours per worker | 1,607 hours per worker | 1,649 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,588 hours per worker | 1,541 hours per worker | 1,617 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Annual working hours per worker in Trinidad and Tobago was 1,610 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 1,668 hours per worker in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,541 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 106th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.