Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0151 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 0.0151 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0155 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 units per person, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0151 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0145 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.015 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.015 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0153 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0138 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0144 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0153 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0152 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0151 units per person | -0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0151 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 91% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0151 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0151 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0138 units per person | 0.0153 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Kingdom?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in United Kingdom was 0.0151 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0155 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 units per person in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- United Kingdom ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.