Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in BRICS

BRICS: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 79.25 million in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
79.25 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
5th
of 87 groups
All-time high
79.25 million
in 2027
All-time low
67.89 million
in 2008
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in BRICS, 2005–2027

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2005201620272005: 67.9M2006: 68.4M2007: 68.0M2008: 67.9M2009: 68.5M2010: 70.9M2011: 70.9M2012: 71.7M2013: 72.4M2014: 73.3M2015: 73.7M2016: 73.9M2017: 74.3M2018: 74.6M2019: 75.3M2020: 70.7M2021: 73.7M2022: 75.6M2023: 76.8M2024: 77.5M2025: 78.1M2026: 78.7M2027: 79.2M

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

BRICS recorded 79.25 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in BRICS peaked at 79.25 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 67.89 million, in 2008.

BRICS ranks 5th 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 BRICS, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in BRICS, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 67.94 million
2006 68.41 million +0.7%
2007 68.01 million -0.6%
2008 67.89 million -0.2%
2009 68.48 million +0.9%
2010 70.86 million +3.5%
2011 70.91 million +0.1%
2012 71.65 million +1.1%
2013 72.38 million +1.0%
2014 73.30 million +1.3%
2015 73.69 million +0.5%
2016 73.91 million +0.3%
2017 74.26 million +0.5%
2018 74.57 million +0.4%
2019 75.31 million +1.0%
2020 70.75 million -6.1%
2021 73.68 million +4.1%
2022 75.57 million +2.6%
2023 76.83 million +1.7%
2024 77.46 million +0.8%
2025 78.07 million +0.8%
2026 78.68 million +0.8%
2027 79.25 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 68.15 million 67.89 million 68.48 million 5
2010s 73.08 million 70.86 million 75.31 million 10
2020s 76.29 million 70.75 million 79.25 million 8

Countries ranked near BRICS

  1. 2 India 27.81 million compare
  2. 3 United States of America 6.20 million compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 5.52 million compare
  4. 5 Nigeria 4.72 million compare
  5. 6 Pakistan 4.03 million compare
  6. 7 Brazil 3.94 million compare
  7. 8 Bangladesh 3.44 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in BRICS?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in BRICS was 79.25 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in BRICS?
The highest recorded value was 79.25 million in 2027.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in BRICS?
The lowest recorded value was 67.89 million in 2008.
How does BRICS rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
BRICS ranks 5th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in BRICS?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this BRICS 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.