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

Suriname: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0575 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0575 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
181st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0582 units per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0.0449 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.020.040.062005201420232005: 0.045 units per square kilometre2006: 0.047 units per square kilometre2007: 0.048 units per square kilometre2008: 0.049 units per square kilometre2009: 0.05 units per square kilometre2010: 0.053 units per square kilometre2011: 0.054 units per square kilometre2012: 0.055 units per square kilometre2013: 0.057 units per square kilometre2014: 0.058 units per square kilometre2015: 0.057 units per square kilometre2016: 0.055 units per square kilometre2017: 0.056 units per square kilometre2018: 0.057 units per square kilometre2019: 0.058 units per square kilometre2020: 0.052 units per square kilometre2021: 0.055 units per square kilometre2022: 0.056 units per square kilometre2023: 0.058 units per square kilometre

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 Suriname is 0.0575 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname peaked at 0.0582 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0449 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Suriname ranks 181st 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 Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Suriname, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0449 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0467 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2007 0.048 units per square kilometre +2.7%
2008 0.0492 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2009 0.0502 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2010 0.0525 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2011 0.0537 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2012 0.0546 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2013 0.057 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2014 0.0582 units per square kilometre +2.2%
2015 0.0565 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2016 0.0551 units per square kilometre -2.6%
2017 0.0559 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2018 0.057 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2019 0.0578 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2020 0.0522 units per square kilometre -9.7%
2021 0.0548 units per square kilometre +5.1%
2022 0.0565 units per square kilometre +3.0%
2023 0.0575 units per square kilometre +1.9%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 0.0575 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 0.0575 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0478 units per square kilometre 0.0449 units per square kilometre 0.0502 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0558 units per square kilometre 0.0525 units per square kilometre 0.0582 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0552 units per square kilometre 0.0522 units per square kilometre 0.0575 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 178 Iceland 0.0743 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 179 Botswana 0.0673 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 180 Australia 0.0576 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 182 Guyana 0.0573 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 183 Libya 0.05 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 184 Namibia 0.0454 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Suriname was 0.0575 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.0582 units per square kilometre in 2014.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0449 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Suriname rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Suriname ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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.