Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) in Africa: Low income
Africa: Low income: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) was 36.66 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Africa: Low income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Africa: Low income recorded 36.66 for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Africa: Low income peaked at 36.66 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 33.5, in 2005.
That places Africa: Low income 64th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) in Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.5 | — |
| 2006 | 33.59 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.69 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.78 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.93 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 33.94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.93 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 34.6 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 34.43 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 34.3 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 34.51 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.78 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.99 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.9 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.9 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 35.85 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 36.48 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 36.55 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 36.64 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 36.64 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 36.65 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 36.66 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7 | 33.5 | 33.93 | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.54 | 33.93 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.17 | 33.9 | 36.66 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Low income
More work & labour data for Africa: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 261,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 132,381 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.44 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.7 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,521 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,148 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.48 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.3 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Africa: Low income?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Africa: Low income was 36.66 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.66 in 2027.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5 in 2005.
- How does Africa: Low income rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Africa: Low income ranks 64th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person rising or falling in Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa: Low income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.