Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Australia
Australia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Australia, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Australia is 0.0576 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Australia peaked at 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0429 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Australia 180th 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0451 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.047 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0479 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0482 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0487 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0496 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0502 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0515 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0525 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0539 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0576 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0576 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | 0.0429 units per square kilometre | 0.0463 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0498 units per square kilometre | 0.047 units per square kilometre | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0547 units per square kilometre | 0.0514 units per square kilometre | 0.0576 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 177 Canada 0.0752 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Iceland 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
- 179 Botswana 0.0673 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Suriname 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Guyana 0.0573 units per square kilometre compare
- 183 Libya 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Australia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Australia was 0.0576 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0576 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0429 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Australia ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.