Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Laos
Laos: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.6222 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Laos, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.6222 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.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Laos peaked at 0.6222 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3864 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Laos 131st 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3864 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.3993 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4133 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4272 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4406 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4535 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4604 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4668 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4725 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4779 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4829 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4859 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4887 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5115 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5349 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5398 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5802 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6083 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6222 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.6222 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.6222 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.89 units per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4134 units per square kilometre | 0.3864 units per square kilometre | 0.4406 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4835 units per square kilometre | 0.4535 units per square kilometre | 0.5349 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5877 units per square kilometre | 0.5398 units per square kilometre | 0.6222 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 128 Zimbabwe 0.6769 units per square kilometre compare
- 129 United States 0.6736 units per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.6542 units per square kilometre compare
- 132 South Africa 0.6029 units per square kilometre compare
- 133 Mozambique 0.5641 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Bhutan 0.5563 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Laos
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Laos?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Laos was 0.6222 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6222 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3864 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Laos rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Laos ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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.