Annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Annual working hours per worker was 2,311 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe, 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
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe is 2,311 hours per worker, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe peaked at 2,311 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,882 hours per worker, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,914 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,909 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,905 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,898 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,896 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,893 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,888 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,887 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,884 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,882 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,885 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,888 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,892 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,898 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,904 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,889 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,012 hours per worker | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 2,172 hours per worker | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 2,311 hours per worker | +6.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2,311 hours per worker is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,182 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2,311 hours per worker is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,904 hours per worker | 1,896 hours per worker | 1,914 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,890 hours per worker | 1,882 hours per worker | 1,904 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,096 hours per worker | 1,889 hours per worker | 2,311 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe?
- Annual working hours per worker in Zimbabwe was 2,311 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,311 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,882 hours per worker in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Zimbabwe ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.