Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0208 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong is 0.0208 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0236 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0206 units per person, in 2020.
Hong Kong ranks 22nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0233 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0232 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0236 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0232 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0226 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.023 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0232 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0231 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.023 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.023 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.023 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0224 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0224 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0206 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0213 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0216 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.021 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0209 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0208 units per person | -0.4% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0208 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0208 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0181 units per person, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.0226 units per person | 0.0236 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0221 units per person | 0.0232 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 units per person | 0.0206 units per person | 0.0216 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More work & labour data for Hong Kong
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.78 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.06 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 149,185 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,833 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Hong Kong was 0.0208 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0236 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0206 units per person in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Hong Kong ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.