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

Niger: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.3471 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3471 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
151st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3471 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1656 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.10.20.32005201420232005: 0.166 units per square kilometre2006: 0.173 units per square kilometre2007: 0.18 units per square kilometre2008: 0.187 units per square kilometre2009: 0.195 units per square kilometre2010: 0.204 units per square kilometre2011: 0.212 units per square kilometre2012: 0.21 units per square kilometre2013: 0.216 units per square kilometre2014: 0.221 units per square kilometre2015: 0.229 units per square kilometre2016: 0.238 units per square kilometre2017: 0.248 units per square kilometre2018: 0.257 units per square kilometre2019: 0.266 units per square kilometre2020: 0.28 units per square kilometre2021: 0.303 units per square kilometre2022: 0.334 units per square kilometre2023: 0.347 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger stood at 0.3471 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 61.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger peaked at 0.3471 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1656 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Niger ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Niger, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.1656 units per square kilometre
2006 0.1726 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2007 0.1798 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2008 0.1873 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2009 0.195 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2010 0.2035 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2011 0.2123 units per square kilometre +4.3%
2012 0.2103 units per square kilometre -0.9%
2013 0.2156 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2014 0.2207 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2015 0.2292 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2016 0.2384 units per square kilometre +4.0%
2017 0.2476 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2018 0.2569 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2019 0.2664 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2020 0.2796 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2021 0.3031 units per square kilometre +8.4%
2022 0.3337 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2023 0.3471 units per square kilometre +4.0%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.3471 units per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8631 units per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.3471 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1801 units per square kilometre 0.1656 units per square kilometre 0.195 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.2301 units per square kilometre 0.2035 units per square kilometre 0.2664 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3159 units per square kilometre 0.2796 units per square kilometre 0.3471 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 148 Sweden 0.3755 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 149 New Zealand 0.3717 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 152 Paraguay 0.3349 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.3131 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 154 Uruguay 0.3072 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Niger was 0.3471 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 0.3471 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1656 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Niger rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Niger ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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.