Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) in Africa: Upper-middle income
Africa: Upper-middle income: Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) was 17.48 in 2027. ▼ Falling
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Africa: Upper-middle income recorded 17.48 for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 19.95 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.63, in 2020.
That places Africa: Upper-middle income 84th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) in Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19.79 | — |
| 2006 | 19.95 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 19.82 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.55 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.95 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 18.48 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 18.54 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.32 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 18.4 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.34 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.58 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.57 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.55 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.48 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.37 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.63 | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 15.95 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 17.28 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 17.74 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.74 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17.56 | -1.0% |
| 2026 | 17.52 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 17.48 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.61 | 18.95 | 19.95 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.46 | 18.32 | 18.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 | 15.63 | 17.74 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Upper-middle income
- 81 Barbados 26.32 compare
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.32 compare
- 83 Cuba 26.17 compare
- 84 Equatorial Guinea 26.16 compare
- 85 Kenya 26.04 compare
- 86 Philippines 25.95 compare
- 87 Guatemala 25.88 compare
More work & labour data for Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 47,689 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 49.74 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,189 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 24.52 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.65 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 55,155 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 21,077 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 37.54 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.99 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Africa: Upper-middle income was 17.48 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 19.95 in 2006.
- What is the lowest ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 recorded in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.63 in 2020.
- How does Africa: Upper-middle income rank for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64?
- Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 84th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 rising or falling in Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (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. The ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 is the total weekly hours worked by employed persons in their main job divided by the population aged 15-64. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.