Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in ASEAN
ASEAN: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 14.30 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in ASEAN, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
ASEAN recorded 14.30 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in ASEAN peaked at 14.30 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 10.80 million, in 2005.
That places ASEAN 25th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it 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 ASEAN, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.80 million | — |
| 2006 | 11.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.42 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 11.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.80 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.14 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.37 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.50 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 12.38 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 12.87 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 13.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 13.01 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 13.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 13.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.58 million | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 12.51 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 13.42 million | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 13.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 13.82 million | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 13.96 million | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 14.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2027 | 14.30 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.33 million | 10.80 million | 11.80 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.74 million | 12.14 million | 13.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 million | 12.51 million | 14.30 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near ASEAN
More work & labour data for ASEAN
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 364,441 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 183,655 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.49 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.988 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.31 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.59 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 34,583 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 11,260 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.96 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in ASEAN?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in ASEAN was 14.30 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in ASEAN?
- The highest recorded value was 14.30 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in ASEAN?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.80 million in 2005.
- How does ASEAN rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- ASEAN ranks 25th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in ASEAN?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ASEAN 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.