Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) in World: High income
World: High income: Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) was 26.63 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in World: High income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in World: High income is 26.63, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in World: High income peaked at 26.63 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 24.05, in 2009.
World: High income ranks 42nd of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 (ILO) in World: High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 24.72 | — |
| 2006 | 24.99 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 24.05 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 24.13 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.27 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.47 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.54 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 24.88 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 25.1 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 25.41 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 25.65 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.91 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 26.01 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.21 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 25.44 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 26.12 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.45 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.48 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 26.54 | +0.2% |
| 2026 | 26.57 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 26.63 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.81 | 24.05 | 25.2 | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.04 | 24.13 | 26.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.05 | 24.21 | 26.63 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: High income
More work & labour data for World: High income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 733,222 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.52 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 478,257 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.41 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.03 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 123,874 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 89,163 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.85 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.01 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in World: High income?
- Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 in World: High income was 26.63 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 recorded in World: High income?
- The highest recorded value was 26.63 in 2027.
- What is the lowest ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 recorded in World: High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.05 in 2009.
- How does World: High income rank for ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64?
- World: High income ranks 42nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 rising or falling in World: High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: 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.