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

Zambia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.4002 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.4002 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
147th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.4002 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1564 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

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

00.10.20.30.42005201420232005: 0.156 units per square kilometre2006: 0.168 units per square kilometre2007: 0.179 units per square kilometre2008: 0.192 units per square kilometre2009: 0.194 units per square kilometre2010: 0.196 units per square kilometre2011: 0.208 units per square kilometre2012: 0.222 units per square kilometre2013: 0.232 units per square kilometre2014: 0.243 units per square kilometre2015: 0.254 units per square kilometre2016: 0.265 units per square kilometre2017: 0.277 units per square kilometre2018: 0.283 units per square kilometre2019: 0.319 units per square kilometre2020: 0.338 units per square kilometre2021: 0.354 units per square kilometre2022: 0.369 units per square kilometre2023: 0.4 units per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.4002 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia peaked at 0.4002 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1564 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Zambia ranks 147th 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 Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Zambia, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.1564 units per square kilometre
2006 0.1675 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2007 0.1794 units per square kilometre +7.1%
2008 0.1921 units per square kilometre +7.0%
2009 0.1939 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2010 0.1956 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2011 0.2084 units per square kilometre +6.6%
2012 0.2219 units per square kilometre +6.5%
2013 0.232 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2014 0.2428 units per square kilometre +4.7%
2015 0.2538 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2016 0.2653 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2017 0.2772 units per square kilometre +4.5%
2018 0.2832 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2019 0.3195 units per square kilometre +12.8%
2020 0.3377 units per square kilometre +5.7%
2021 0.3541 units per square kilometre +4.9%
2022 0.3686 units per square kilometre +4.1%
2023 0.4002 units per square kilometre +8.5%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.4002 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.4002 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1779 units per square kilometre 0.1564 units per square kilometre 0.1939 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.25 units per square kilometre 0.1956 units per square kilometre 0.3195 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.3651 units per square kilometre 0.3377 units per square kilometre 0.4002 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 144 Brazil 0.443 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 145 Venezuela 0.4406 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 146 Afghanistan 0.4146 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 148 Sweden 0.3755 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 149 New Zealand 0.3717 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 150 Oman 0.3567 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Zambia was 0.4002 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 Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4002 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1564 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Zambia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Zambia ranks 147th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia 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.