Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
11.17 % change on previous year
Palestine, State of
Lowest
-1.63 % change on previous year
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
1.25 % change on previous year
Years covered
22
2006–2027
Data points
6,048
What the numbers show
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 11.17 % change on previous year in Palestine, State of; the lowest is -1.63 % change on previous year in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.25 % change on previous year, and the mean is 1.3 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 118 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 3,386.2%), and the largest decrease in Russian Federation (down 3,787.9%).
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palestine, State of | 11.17 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 6.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 459.6% | volatile |
| 3 | South Sudan | 5.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 5.31 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 457.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Niger | 4.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 7 | Burundi | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 50.5% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Uganda | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Mali | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,366.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Somalia | 3.43 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Mozambique | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 3.19 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Jordan | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Liberia | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Mauritania | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Malawi | 3.03 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Benin | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 26 | Iraq | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 3 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 29 | Gambia | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 1,232.0% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 2.89 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Eritrea | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Madagascar | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 2.77 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 323.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Comoros | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 38 | Cameroon | 2.68 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 2.63 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 329.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Oman | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Guinea | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 2.56 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 3,386.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Timor-Leste | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Papua New Guinea | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 49 | Botswana | 2.3 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 2.19 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 344.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 611.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 78.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Gabon | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Myanmar | 2.04 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 164.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 1.85 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 1.82 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 1.81 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Caribbean | 0.6954 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 488.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 219.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Haiti | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Israel | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Ghana | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Paraguay | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Bahrain | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 145.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Panama | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 425.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Belize | 1.58 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 1.52 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Western Sahara | 1.51 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Cambodia | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Argentina | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 508.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 86 | India | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Mexico | 1.39 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Cape Verde | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 963.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Maldives | 1.37 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Lesotho | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 277.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Kuwait | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 1.31 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Colombia | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Libya | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Singapore | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Morocco | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 239.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Bhutan | 1.09 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 100 | South Africa | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Ireland | 1.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Suriname | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Türkiye | 1 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 0.9821 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9637 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Guam | 0.9317 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 312.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Algeria | 0.9288 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Fiji | 0.8409 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 487.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8208 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Chile | 0.819 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Nepal | 0.8095 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Iceland | 0.8092 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 0.8008 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 115 | New Zealand | 0.7804 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 0.7685 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 375.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Guyana | 0.7283 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Australia | 0.675 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 0.6108 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 130.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Brazil | 0.5508 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 149.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0.5462 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 425.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 0.5356 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Canada | 0.474 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.4637 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4405 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0.4282 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 127 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.413 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Cyprus | 0.3895 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 0.3831 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 130 | United States of America | 0.3736 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 0.2889 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 0.2472 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Saint Lucia | 0.2459 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Jamaica | 0.2138 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | 0.169 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Netherlands | 0.1342 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 0.1329 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Malta | 0.1297 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Samoa | 0.1284 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Ukraine | 0.1053 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 0.1021 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Serbia | 0.0991 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Georgia | 0.0847 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.051 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Chinese Taipei | 0.0449 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Norway | 0.0314 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 0.0163 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 148 | France | 0.0064 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium | -0.01 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 100.7% | volatile |
| 150 | China | -0.0517 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Tonga | -0.0613 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | -0.1223 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 145.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Albania | -0.2063 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Japan | -0.2065 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 124.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Republic of Moldova | -0.2509 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Korea | -0.268 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 135.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Thailand | -0.2819 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Mauritius | -0.284 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 111.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.3282 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 214.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Greece | -0.3284 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 117.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Czechia | -0.3435 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovakia | -0.4167 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 197.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Spain | -0.4502 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 131.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Hungary | -0.4626 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 372.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | -0.4678 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Macau, China | -0.4931 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Austria | -0.5544 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 368.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Romania | -0.5966 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 127.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Estonia | -0.5981 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 130.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Russian Federation | -0.6005 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 3,787.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Croatia | -0.67 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | -0.6835 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 142.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.698 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 520.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Belarus | -0.7125 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 166.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Italy | -0.7344 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 145.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Portugal | -0.7767 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Poland | -0.787 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 440.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Latvia | -0.8287 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 273.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Montenegro | -0.8611 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 323.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Germany | -0.8626 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 181 | North Macedonia | -0.868 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 141.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Bulgaria | -0.9611 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 183 | United States Virgin Islands | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Cuba | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 324.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Lithuania | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2027 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Hong Kong, China | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 249.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Armenia | -1.42 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 224.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2027 | down 167.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa: Low income 3.29 % change on previous year
- Chagai -0.0893 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Lower-middle income 3.2 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Low income 3.19 % change on previous year
- Central Africa 3.14 % change on previous year
- World: Low income 3.06 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 3.05 % change on previous year
- Arab States: Low income 2.99 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 2.91 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 2.87 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 2.83 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.8 % change on previous year
- Africa: Lower-middle income 2.65 % change on previous year
- Arab States 2.25 % change on previous year
- Arab League 2.21 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 2.14 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income excluding India 2.1 % change on previous year
- Americas: Lower-middle income 1.94 % change on previous year
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income 1.94 % change on previous year
- MENA 1.87 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa: Lower-middle income 1.76 % change on previous year
- World: Lower-middle income 1.75 % change on previous year
- Arab States: High income 1.75 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 1.6 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: High income 1.57 % change on previous year
- Central America 1.51 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income 1.5 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 1.48 % change on previous year
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 1.48 % change on previous year
- World excluding BRICS 1.42 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 1.41 % change on previous year
- World excluding India and China 1.36 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 1.33 % change on previous year
- Europe and Central Asia: Lower-middle income 1.25 % change on previous year
- Central and Western Asia: Lower-middle income 1.25 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 1.2 % change on previous year
- South-eastern Asia 1.2 % change on previous year
- ASEAN 1.2 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific 1.19 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income 1.17 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.