Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.7575 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 0.7575 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 4.0% on the previous year and up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.7575 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4959 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4959 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.5112 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5268 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5406 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5533 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5663 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5836 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5392 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5611 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5774 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.596 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6161 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6251 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.635 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6449 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6328 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6805 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7283 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7575 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5255 units per square kilometre | 0.4959 units per square kilometre | 0.5533 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5945 units per square kilometre | 0.5392 units per square kilometre | 0.6449 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6998 units per square kilometre | 0.6328 units per square kilometre | 0.7575 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.7575 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7575 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4959 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.