Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in China
China: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0234 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in China, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0234 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in China peaked at 0.0265 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 units per person, in 2020.
That places China 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0265 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0264 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0249 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0249 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0262 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0258 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0257 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0257 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0256 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0253 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.025 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0247 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0241 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0223 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0235 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0236 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0233 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0234 units per person | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0234 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0234 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0256 units per person | 0.0249 units per person | 0.0265 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0253 units per person | 0.0241 units per person | 0.0262 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.0223 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More work & labour data for China
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.74 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0615 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1.12 million 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 275,362 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 319,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 326,230 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 645,797 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in China?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in China was 0.0234 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0265 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 units per person in 2020.
- How does China rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- China ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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.