Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in World: Upper-middle income
World: Upper-middle income: Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person was 42.27 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in World: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
World: Upper-middle income recorded 42.27 for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in World: Upper-middle income peaked at 45.55 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 40.83, in 2020.
That places World: Upper-middle income 17th 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 World: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.55 | — |
| 2006 | 45.25 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.02 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 43.35 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 43.24 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 44.58 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 44.01 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 43.97 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.94 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.74 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.61 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 43.4 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.11 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 42.91 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 40.83 | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 41.69 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 42.48 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.42 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 42.22 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 42.22 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 42.24 | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 42.27 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.28 | 43.24 | 45.55 | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.72 | 42.91 | 44.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.05 | 40.83 | 42.48 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.46 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 898,488 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.09 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,678 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,694 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.6 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3489 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in World: Upper-middle income?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in World: Upper-middle income was 42.27 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.55 in 2005.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employed person recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.83 in 2020.
- How does World: Upper-middle income rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employed person?
- World: Upper-middle income ranks 17th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employed person rising or falling in World: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World: 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.