Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Libya
Libya: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0121 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.0121 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Libya peaked at 0.0124 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 units per person, in 2020.
That places Libya 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Libya, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0118 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0119 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0124 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0122 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0124 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.012 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.012 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0121 units per person | +0.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.0121 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0174 units per person, 70% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.0121 units per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.012 units per person | 0.0118 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0122 units per person | 0.0124 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 0.0121 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 155 Ethiopia 0.0126 units per person compare
- 156 Egypt 0.0125 units per person compare
- 157 Guinea 0.0121 units per person compare
- 159 Ghana 0.012 units per person compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0119 units per person compare
- 161 United States Virgin Islands 0.0117 units per person compare
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Libya?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Libya was 0.0121 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 units per person in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Libya ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Libya 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.