Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in World

World: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0179 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.0179 units per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.0183 units per person
in 2006
All-time low
0.0166 units per person
in 2020
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in World, 2005–2025

00.0050.010.0150.022005201520252005: 0.018 units per person2006: 0.018 units per person2007: 0.018 units per person2008: 0.018 units per person2009: 0.018 units per person2010: 0.018 units per person2011: 0.018 units per person2012: 0.018 units per person2013: 0.018 units per person2014: 0.018 units per person2015: 0.018 units per person2016: 0.018 units per person2017: 0.018 units per person2018: 0.018 units per person2019: 0.018 units per person2020: 0.017 units per person2021: 0.017 units per person2022: 0.018 units per person2023: 0.018 units per person2024: 0.018 units per person2025: 0.018 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

World recorded 0.0179 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in World peaked at 0.0183 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0166 units per person, in 2020.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in World, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita in World, 2005 to 2025.
Year units per person Change
2005 0.0183 units per person
2006 0.0183 units per person +0.1%
2007 0.0181 units per person -0.8%
2008 0.018 units per person -0.8%
2009 0.0178 units per person -0.9%
2010 0.0181 units per person +1.5%
2011 0.018 units per person -0.5%
2012 0.018 units per person -0.1%
2013 0.018 units per person -0.1%
2014 0.018 units per person +0.3%
2015 0.018 units per person -0.2%
2016 0.018 units per person -0.1%
2017 0.0179 units per person -0.4%
2018 0.0179 units per person -0.2%
2019 0.0178 units per person -0.2%
2020 0.0166 units per person -7.0%
2021 0.0173 units per person +4.1%
2022 0.0177 units per person +2.7%
2023 0.0179 units per person +0.9%
2024 0.0179 units per person +0.1%
2025 0.0179 units per person +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0181 units per person 0.0178 units per person 0.0183 units per person 5
2010s 0.018 units per person 0.0178 units per person 0.0181 units per person 10
2020s 0.0176 units per person 0.0166 units per person 0.0179 units per person 6

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Qatar 0.035 units per person compare
  2. 2 United Arab Emirates 0.0307 units per person compare
  3. 3 Kuwait 0.0278 units per person compare
  4. 4 Macao 0.0274 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in World?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in World was 0.0179 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.0183 units per person in 2006.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0166 units per person in 2020.
How does World rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
World ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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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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

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,955 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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.