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

Algeria: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2134 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.2134 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1584 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.050.10.150.22005201420232005: 0.158 units per square kilometre2006: 0.167 units per square kilometre2007: 0.167 units per square kilometre2008: 0.175 units per square kilometre2009: 0.18 units per square kilometre2010: 0.185 units per square kilometre2011: 0.187 units per square kilometre2012: 0.186 units per square kilometre2013: 0.189 units per square kilometre2014: 0.19 units per square kilometre2015: 0.192 units per square kilometre2016: 0.198 units per square kilometre2017: 0.2 units per square kilometre2018: 0.201 units per square kilometre2019: 0.203 units per square kilometre2020: 0.171 units per square kilometre2021: 0.183 units per square kilometre2022: 0.21 units per square kilometre2023: 0.213 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Algeria stood at 0.2134 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Algeria peaked at 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1584 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Algeria ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Algeria, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.1584 units per square kilometre
2006 0.1668 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2007 0.1669 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2008 0.1746 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2009 0.1801 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2010 0.185 units per square kilometre +2.8%
2011 0.1871 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2012 0.1863 units per square kilometre -0.4%
2013 0.1895 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2014 0.1899 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2015 0.1919 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2016 0.1985 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2017 0.1996 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2018 0.2014 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2019 0.2029 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2020 0.1711 units per square kilometre -15.6%
2021 0.1831 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2022 0.2098 units per square kilometre +14.6%
2023 0.2134 units per square kilometre +1.7%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 0.2134 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 0.2134 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1694 units per square kilometre 0.1584 units per square kilometre 0.1801 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.1932 units per square kilometre 0.185 units per square kilometre 0.2029 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.1944 units per square kilometre 0.1711 units per square kilometre 0.2134 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 166 Bolivia 0.2271 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 167 New Caledonia 0.2254 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 168 Norway 0.2146 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 170 Turkmenistan 0.1797 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 171 Russia 0.1686 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 172 Chad 0.1474 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Algeria?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Algeria was 0.2134 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 Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2134 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1584 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Algeria rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Algeria ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria 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.