Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Niger
Niger: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita was 2,069 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Niger, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Niger stood at 2,069 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Niger peaked at 2,069 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,018 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Niger 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,025 hours per worker | 2,018 hours per worker | 2,032 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,044 hours per worker | 2,031 hours per worker | 2,051 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,050 hours per worker | 2,018 hours per worker | 2,069 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Niger
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 70.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 76.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Niger?
- Annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Niger was 2,069 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2,069 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,018 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Niger ranks 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.