Annual working hours per worker in Venezuela
Venezuela: Annual working hours per worker was 1,829 hours per worker in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
1,829 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
81st
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,179 hours per worker
in 1950
All-time low
1,801 hours per worker
in 2003
Years of data
65
1950–2014
Annual working hours per worker in Venezuela, 1950–2014
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 2014, annual working hours per worker in Venezuela stood at 1,829 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Venezuela peaked at 2,179 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,801 hours per worker, in 2003.
That places Venezuela 81st out of 130 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,179 hours per worker | — |
| 1951 | 2,163 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 2,147 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 2,131 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 2,116 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 2,100 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 2,085 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 2,069 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 2,054 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 2,039 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 2,024 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 2,017 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 2,009 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2,002 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1,994 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1,987 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 1,980 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 1,973 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 1,965 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1,958 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 1,951 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 1,956 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1,960 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 1,965 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1,970 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,974 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,979 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,983 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,988 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1,992 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1,997 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,986 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,975 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1,964 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,953 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,943 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,932 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 1,921 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 1,911 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,900 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,889 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 1,878 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,868 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,889 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,910 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,915 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,920 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1,926 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,931 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,887 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1,899 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 1,869 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,829 hours per worker | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 1,801 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,897 hours per worker | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,923 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,904 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,878 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,869 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,862 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,885 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1,862 hours per worker | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,851 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,840 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,829 hours per worker | -0.6% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 1,829 hours per worker is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 84% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 1,829 hours per worker is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 93% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,108 hours per worker | 2,039 hours per worker | 2,179 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,991 hours per worker | 1,958 hours per worker | 2,024 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,972 hours per worker | 1,951 hours per worker | 1,992 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,948 hours per worker | 1,900 hours per worker | 1,997 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,901 hours per worker | 1,868 hours per worker | 1,931 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,873 hours per worker | 1,801 hours per worker | 1,923 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,853 hours per worker | 1,829 hours per worker | 1,885 hours per worker | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 78 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,841 hours per worker compare
- 79 Cyprus 1,840 hours per worker compare
- 80 Kyrgyzstan 1,830 hours per worker compare
- 82 Romania 1,826 hours per worker compare
- 83 Poland 1,807 hours per worker compare
- 84 Madagascar 1,799 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Venezuela
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,601 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 51.65 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 11,326 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.69 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 30,625 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 10,899 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 48.69 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.43 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.9762 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Venezuela?
- Annual working hours per worker in Venezuela was 1,829 hours per worker in 2014, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2,179 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,801 hours per worker in 2003.
- How does Venezuela rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Venezuela ranks 81st out of 130 countries with data for 2014.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.