Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ireland
Ireland: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.18 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 1.18 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland peaked at 1.18 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8717 units per square kilometre, in 2012.
Ireland ranks 102nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9315 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8931 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8777 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8717 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9059 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9371 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9649 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.07 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 1.18 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 1.18 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 0.9315 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9738 units per square kilometre | 0.8717 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 1.01 units per square kilometre | 1.18 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 99 Liberia 1.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Greece 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Lesotho 1.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 103 Morocco 1.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bulgaria 1.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 105 French Polynesia 1.08 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Ireland was 1.18 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8717 units per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Ireland rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Ireland ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.