Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0146 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0146 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0146 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0129 units per person, in 2020.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0136 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0137 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0136 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.014 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0138 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0129 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0136 units per person | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0144 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0145 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.014 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 0.0146 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0146 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 units per person in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.