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

Eritrea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.515 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.515 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
139th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.515 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3634 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.20.40.62005201420232005: 0.363 units per square kilometre2006: 0.373 units per square kilometre2007: 0.378 units per square kilometre2008: 0.389 units per square kilometre2009: 0.402 units per square kilometre2010: 0.405 units per square kilometre2011: 0.415 units per square kilometre2012: 0.422 units per square kilometre2013: 0.431 units per square kilometre2014: 0.432 units per square kilometre2015: 0.431 units per square kilometre2016: 0.434 units per square kilometre2017: 0.441 units per square kilometre2018: 0.448 units per square kilometre2019: 0.456 units per square kilometre2020: 0.45 units per square kilometre2021: 0.476 units per square kilometre2022: 0.5 units per square kilometre2023: 0.515 units per square kilometre

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 Eritrea is 0.515 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Eritrea peaked at 0.515 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3634 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Eritrea 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Eritrea, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.3634 units per square kilometre
2006 0.3733 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2007 0.3778 units per square kilometre +1.2%
2008 0.3891 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2009 0.4024 units per square kilometre +3.4%
2010 0.4045 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2011 0.4153 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2012 0.4219 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 0.4312 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2014 0.4315 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2015 0.4306 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.4342 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2017 0.4414 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2018 0.4481 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2019 0.4556 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2020 0.4499 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2021 0.4764 units per square kilometre +5.9%
2022 0.5001 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2023 0.515 units per square kilometre +3.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 0.515 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 0.515 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3812 units per square kilometre 0.3634 units per square kilometre 0.4024 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.4314 units per square kilometre 0.4045 units per square kilometre 0.4556 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4854 units per square kilometre 0.4499 units per square kilometre 0.515 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.5231 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 137 Estonia 0.5202 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 138 Solomon Islands 0.5194 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 140 Peru 0.5147 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 141 Latvia 0.5059 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 142 Chile 0.4582 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Eritrea?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Eritrea was 0.515 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.515 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3634 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Eritrea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Eritrea ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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.