Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Congo
Congo: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0159 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Congo, 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 Congo is 0.0159 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Congo peaked at 0.0159 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0136 units per person, in 2020.
Congo ranks 93rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0154 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0156 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0156 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0156 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0156 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0153 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0152 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0153 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0136 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0157 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0158 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0159 units per person | +0.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0159 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0159 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0156 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0159 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Congo?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Congo was 0.0159 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0159 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0136 units per person in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Congo ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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.