Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Libya
Libya: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.05 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Libya, 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 Libya is 0.05 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Libya peaked at 0.05 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0392 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Libya 183rd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0419 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0453 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0437 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0448 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0455 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0461 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0473 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0483 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.049 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0486 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.05 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.05 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0417 units per square kilometre | 0.0392 units per square kilometre | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0458 units per square kilometre | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | 0.049 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0464 units per square kilometre | 0.0433 units per square kilometre | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 180 Australia 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 Suriname 0.0575 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Guyana 0.0573 units per square kilometre compare
- 184 Namibia 0.0454 units per square kilometre compare
- 185 Mauritania 0.0402 units per square kilometre compare
- 186 Mongolia 0.0397 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Libya?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Libya was 0.05 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0392 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Libya rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Libya ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.