Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
Latin America and the Caribbean: High income: Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) was 25.3 in 2027. ▬ Flat
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income stood at 25.3. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income peaked at 25.3 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 20.82, in 2020.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 52nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.43 | — |
| 2006 | 23.86 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 24.29 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.45 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 23.76 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.48 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.04 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 25.19 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 25.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25.07 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.16 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.93 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 25.09 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.95 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 20.82 | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 22.76 | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 24.57 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 24.78 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.02 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 25.02 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 25.16 | +0.6% |
| 2027 | 25.3 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.96 | 23.43 | 24.45 | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.02 | 24.48 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.18 | 20.82 | 25.3 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
- 49 Colombia 28.67 compare
- 49 New Zealand 28.67 compare
- 51 Guinea-Bissau 28.61 compare
- 52 Saint Lucia 28.6 compare
- 53 Serbia 28.56 compare
- 54 Cote d'Ivoire 28.42 compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 28.38 compare
More work & labour data for Latin America and the Caribbean: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 19,892 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 13,027 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.14 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.17 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 76,690 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 40,488 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 55.51 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8477 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.8323 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income was 25.3 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3 in 2027.
- What is the lowest ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.82 in 2020.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean: High income rank for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64?
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income ranks 52nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean: High 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.