Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Arab League
Arab League: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 5.99 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Arab League, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Arab League is 5.99 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Arab League peaked at 5.99 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 3.70 million, in 2005.
Arab League ranks 49th 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 Arab League, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.70 million | — |
| 2006 | 3.87 million | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.05 million | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 4.19 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 4.36 million | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 4.52 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 4.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.80 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.89 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.08 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 4.69 million | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 5.00 million | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 5.36 million | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 5.54 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 5.74 million | +2.1% |
| 2026 | 5.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2027 | 5.99 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.03 million | 3.70 million | 4.36 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.78 million | 4.52 million | 5.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 million | 4.69 million | 5.99 million | 8 |
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More work & labour data for Arab League
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 160,996 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 45.01 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 196,731 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.7 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.58 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,445 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,939 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 40.64 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.64 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Arab League?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Arab League was 5.99 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Arab League?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Arab League?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.70 million in 2005.
- How does Arab League rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Arab League ranks 49th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Arab League?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab League 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.