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

Canada: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0752 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0752 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
177th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0752 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0617 units per square kilometre
in 2009
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.020.040.060.082005201420232005: 0.062 units per square kilometre2006: 0.062 units per square kilometre2007: 0.064 units per square kilometre2008: 0.064 units per square kilometre2009: 0.062 units per square kilometre2010: 0.063 units per square kilometre2011: 0.065 units per square kilometre2012: 0.066 units per square kilometre2013: 0.066 units per square kilometre2014: 0.066 units per square kilometre2015: 0.067 units per square kilometre2016: 0.067 units per square kilometre2017: 0.068 units per square kilometre2018: 0.07 units per square kilometre2019: 0.07 units per square kilometre2020: 0.064 units per square kilometre2021: 0.071 units per square kilometre2022: 0.074 units per square kilometre2023: 0.075 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0752 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada peaked at 0.0752 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0617 units per square kilometre, in 2009.

That places Canada 177th 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 Canada, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Canada, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.062 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0624 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.0639 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2008 0.0643 units per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.0617 units per square kilometre -4.1%
2010 0.0633 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2011 0.0645 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2012 0.0659 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2013 0.0664 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2014 0.0657 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2015 0.0669 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2016 0.0671 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2017 0.0682 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.0701 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2019 0.0703 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2020 0.064 units per square kilometre -8.9%
2021 0.0715 units per square kilometre +11.6%
2022 0.0736 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2023 0.0752 units per square kilometre +2.1%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.0752 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (62 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0629 units per square kilometre 0.0617 units per square kilometre 0.0643 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0669 units per square kilometre 0.0633 units per square kilometre 0.0703 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0711 units per square kilometre 0.064 units per square kilometre 0.0752 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 174 Somalia 0.1306 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 175 Central African Republic 0.1156 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 176 Gabon 0.1063 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 178 Iceland 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 179 Botswana 0.0673 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 180 Australia 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Canada was 0.0752 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.0752 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0617 units per square kilometre in 2009.
How does Canada rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Canada ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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
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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.