Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (ILO) was 36.04 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income recorded 36.04 for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income peaked at 36.04 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.69, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 67th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 32.69 | — |
| 2006 | 32.78 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 32.88 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.98 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 33.08 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.12 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.15 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.85 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 33.69 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.54 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.74 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.01 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 34.22 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.12 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.15 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 35.14 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 35.77 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 35.89 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.04 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 36.04 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 36.04 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 36.04 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.88 | 32.69 | 33.08 | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.77 | 33.12 | 34.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.51 | 33.15 | 36.04 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 249,290 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 69.01 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 111,936 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.1 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.59 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,313 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,089 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.18 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.31 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income was 36.04 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 36.04 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.69 in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income ranks 67th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.