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

Afghanistan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.4146 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4146 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
146th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.4768 units per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.286 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Afghanistan, 2005–2023

00.10.20.30.40.52005201420232005: 0.286 units per square kilometre2006: 0.3 units per square kilometre2007: 0.308 units per square kilometre2008: 0.317 units per square kilometre2009: 0.333 units per square kilometre2010: 0.347 units per square kilometre2011: 0.365 units per square kilometre2012: 0.385 units per square kilometre2013: 0.407 units per square kilometre2014: 0.43 units per square kilometre2015: 0.447 units per square kilometre2016: 0.461 units per square kilometre2017: 0.477 units per square kilometre2018: 0.475 units per square kilometre2019: 0.473 units per square kilometre2020: 0.457 units per square kilometre2021: 0.454 units per square kilometre2022: 0.403 units per square kilometre2023: 0.415 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 0.4146 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4768 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.286 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Afghanistan 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.286 units per square kilometre
2006 0.2996 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2007 0.3075 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2008 0.317 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2009 0.3332 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2010 0.3474 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2011 0.365 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2012 0.3853 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2013 0.4068 units per square kilometre +5.6%
2014 0.4304 units per square kilometre +5.8%
2015 0.4468 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2016 0.461 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2017 0.4768 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2018 0.4755 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2019 0.4734 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2020 0.4567 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2021 0.4541 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2022 0.4035 units per square kilometre -11.2%
2023 0.4146 units per square kilometre +2.8%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.4146 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.4146 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3087 units per square kilometre 0.286 units per square kilometre 0.3332 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.4268 units per square kilometre 0.3474 units per square kilometre 0.4768 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4322 units per square kilometre 0.4035 units per square kilometre 0.4567 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 143 Angola 0.4504 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Brazil 0.443 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 Venezuela 0.4406 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 147 Zambia 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 148 Sweden 0.3755 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 149 New Zealand 0.3717 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Afghanistan was 0.4146 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4768 units per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.286 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Afghanistan ranks 146th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.