Annual working hours per worker in Zambia
Zambia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,200 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours per worker in Zambia, 2005–2023
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
Zambia recorded 2,200 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Zambia peaked at 2,200 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,921 hours per worker, in 2006.
That places Zambia 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,923 hours per worker | 1,921 hours per worker | 1,930 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,976 hours per worker | 1,940 hours per worker | 2,111 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,164 hours per worker | 2,114 hours per worker | 2,200 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Zambia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Zambia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Zambia was 2,200 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,921 hours per worker in 2006.
- How does Zambia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Zambia ranks 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.