Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person was 43.53 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income is 43.53, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 46.78 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 42.2, in 2020.
That places Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 11th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 46.78 | — |
| 2006 | 46.4 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 44.96 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 44.14 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.14 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 45.99 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 45.26 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 45.25 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.31 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.38 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 45.18 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 45 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 44.78 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.39 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.18 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.2 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 42.65 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 43.71 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 43.62 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.44 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 43.47 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 43.5 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 43.53 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.28 | 44.14 | 46.78 | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.07 | 44.18 | 45.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.27 | 42.2 | 43.71 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
- 8 Burkina Faso 48.18 compare
- 9 Liberia 48.11 compare
- 10 Pakistan 47.62 compare
- 11 Lebanon 46.77 compare
- 12 Mongolia 46.62 compare
- 13 Bangladesh 46.53 compare
- 14 Cape Verde 46.19 compare
More work & labour data for Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.01 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.38 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 586,288 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.33 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.964 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,047 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 24,735 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.64 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.72 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1085 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 43.53 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 46.78 in 2005.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2 in 2020.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 11th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle 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.