Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Canada
Canada: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0157 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Canada, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada is 0.0157 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada peaked at 0.0174 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 units per person, in 2020.
Canada ranks 100th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Canada, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0172 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0172 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0174 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0169 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.017 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0166 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0167 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.017 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0151 units per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0166 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0165 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0157 units per person | -1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0157 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 95% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0164 units per person | 0.0174 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.016 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More work & labour data for Canada
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3334 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6552 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 39,234 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,715 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 26,798 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 26,814 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 53,612 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada was 0.0157 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0174 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 units per person in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Canada ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.