Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 4.31 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Switzerland, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Switzerland stood at 4.31 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Switzerland peaked at 4.31 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.62 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Switzerland 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.62 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 3.7 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.71 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.86 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.81 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.79 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.87 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.89 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.91 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.92 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.09 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 4.13 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.13 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.03 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 4.14 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 4.26 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.31 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.31 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.31 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 units per square kilometre | 3.62 units per square kilometre | 3.86 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.98 units per square kilometre | 3.79 units per square kilometre | 4.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 units per square kilometre | 4.03 units per square kilometre | 4.31 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 36 Nigeria 4.62 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.5 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Uganda 4.4 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 United Kingdom 4.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 41 Luxembourg 4.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 42 Dominican Republic 4.05 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Switzerland?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Switzerland was 4.31 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4.31 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Switzerland ranks 39th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.