Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person was 41.3 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income recorded 41.3 for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in 2027.
That represents a change of down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 45.42 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.05, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 22nd of 87 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.42 | — |
| 2006 | 45.3 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.33 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 43.89 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 43.26 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 43.01 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 43.37 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.8 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 42.55 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 42.46 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.63 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42.63 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.36 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.16 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 42.43 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 40.05 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 41.6 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 42.12 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 42.01 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 41.92 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.28 | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 41.29 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 41.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.64 | 43.26 | 45.42 | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.64 | 42.16 | 43.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.45 | 40.05 | 42.12 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- 19 India 45.68 compare
- 20 Senegal 45.64 compare
- 21 Macau, China 45.56 compare
- 22 Qatar 45.17 compare
- 23 Samoa 45.09 compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 44.8 compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 44.75 compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 31,178 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 56.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 24,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 30.63 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.48 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,850 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 20,574 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 38.87 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.33 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 41.3 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.42 in 2005.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.05 in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 22nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: 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.