Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Liberia
Liberia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 1.22 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Liberia, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Liberia stood at 1.22 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Liberia peaked at 1.22 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6476 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
Liberia ranks 99th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6476 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.685 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7192 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7493 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7738 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7966 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8419 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8847 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9119 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9408 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9666 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9931 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.19 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.22 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 1.22 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 1.22 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.715 units per square kilometre | 0.6476 units per square kilometre | 0.7738 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9487 units per square kilometre | 0.7966 units per square kilometre | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 96 Guinea-Bissau 1.26 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Ukraine 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Mexico 1.25 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Greece 1.21 units per square kilometre compare
- 101 Lesotho 1.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 102 Ireland 1.18 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Liberia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1439 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1155 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,689 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,115 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,410 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,256 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,665 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Liberia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Liberia was 1.22 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6476 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Liberia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Liberia ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.