Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0126 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ethiopia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.0126 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0133 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0111 units per person, in 2020.
Ethiopia ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.012 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0121 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0122 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0127 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0131 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0133 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0132 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0129 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0125 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0126 units per person | +0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0126 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0126 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0122 units per person | 0.012 units per person | 0.0125 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More work & labour data for Ethiopia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4959 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1765 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 74,537 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 116,333 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 183,282 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 184,008 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 367,290 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ethiopia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ethiopia was 0.0126 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0111 units per person in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Ethiopia ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.