Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Africa: Lower-middle income
Africa: Lower-middle income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 13.15 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Africa: Lower-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Africa: Lower-middle income recorded 13.15 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Africa: Lower-middle income peaked at 13.15 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 7.21 million, in 2005.
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 26th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Africa: Lower-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.21 million | — |
| 2006 | 7.48 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.74 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 8.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 8.40 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.49 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.71 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 9.02 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 9.37 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 9.64 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.97 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.89 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 10.61 million | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 11.37 million | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 11.79 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 12.15 million | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 12.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2026 | 12.81 million | +2.7% |
| 2027 | 13.15 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.71 million | 7.21 million | 8.16 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.38 million | 8.40 million | 10.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.78 million | 9.89 million | 13.15 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Lower-middle income
More work & labour data for Africa: Lower-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 339,672 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.36 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 172,199 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.52 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 20,026 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,484 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.04 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.71 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Africa: Lower-middle income was 13.15 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.21 million in 2005.
- How does Africa: Lower-middle income rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 26th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Africa: Lower-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa: Lower-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.