Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC
APEC: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 63.17 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC is 63.17 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC peaked at 63.17 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 58.40 million, in 2020.
APEC ranks 7th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 59.55 million | — |
| 2006 | 60.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 59.41 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 58.95 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.73 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.15 million | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 61.17 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.70 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.97 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 62.44 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 62.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.83 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 62.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.40 million | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 60.81 million | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 62.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 62.93 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 62.63 million | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 62.81 million | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 62.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2027 | 63.17 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.34 million | 58.73 million | 60.03 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 62.26 million | 61.15 million | 63.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.01 million | 58.40 million | 63.17 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near APEC
More work & labour data for APEC
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 906,140 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.60 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.86 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.87 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.54 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.39 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2228 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 67,067 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.953 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 41,946 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in APEC was 63.17 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in APEC?
- The highest recorded value was 63.17 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in APEC?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.40 million in 2020.
- How does APEC rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- APEC ranks 7th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in APEC?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this APEC 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.