Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income

Asia and the Pacific: Low income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 1.03 million in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
1.03 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
70th
of 87 groups
All-time high
1.03 million
in 2027
All-time low
805,354
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, 2005–2027

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2005201620272005: 805.4k2006: 821.9k2007: 834.0k2008: 846.7k2009: 861.3k2010: 877.8k2011: 893.3k2012: 911.8k2013: 929.9k2014: 950.5k2015: 965.5k2016: 979.6k2017: 996.3k2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 966.9k2021: 979.1k2022: 969.8k2023: 980.8k2024: 993.1k2025: 1.0M2026: 1.0M2027: 1.0M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Asia and the Pacific: Low income is 1.03 million, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Asia and the Pacific: Low income peaked at 1.03 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 805,354, in 2005.

Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 70th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Asia and the Pacific: Low income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 805,354 —
2006 821,948 +2.1%
2007 833,989 +1.5%
2008 846,683 +1.5%
2009 861,318 +1.7%
2010 877,759 +1.9%
2011 893,314 +1.8%
2012 911,810 +2.1%
2013 929,899 +2.0%
2014 950,470 +2.2%
2015 965,462 +1.6%
2016 979,553 +1.5%
2017 996,347 +1.7%
2018 1.00 million +0.5%
2019 1.00 million -0.0%
2020 966,910 -3.4%
2021 979,083 +1.3%
2022 969,762 -1.0%
2023 980,835 +1.1%
2024 993,100 +1.3%
2025 1.01 million +1.2%
2026 1.02 million +1.2%
2027 1.03 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 833,858 805,354 861,318 5
2010s 950,707 877,759 1.00 million 10
2020s 992,468 966,910 1.03 million 8

Countries ranked near Asia and the Pacific: Low income

  1. 67 Zimbabwe 293,414 compare
  2. 68 Romania 292,741 compare
  3. 69 Benin 291,977 compare
  4. 70 Senegal 289,381 compare
  5. 71 Burundi 274,338 compare
  6. 72 Netherlands 268,625 compare
  7. 73 Bolivia 268,388 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Asia and the Pacific: Low income was 1.03 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 million in 2027.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 805,354 in 2005.
How does Asia and the Pacific: Low income rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
Asia and the Pacific: Low income ranks 70th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Low 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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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

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.