Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 1.44 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.44 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.44 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 762,293, in 2005.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th of 188 countries 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 (ILO modelled estimates) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 762,293 | — |
| 2006 | 777,611 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 791,958 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 807,000 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 821,986 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 840,431 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 859,588 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 879,023 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 905,151 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 931,855 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 957,770 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 988,299 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 1.35 million | +3.3% |
| 2026 | 1.39 million | +3.2% |
| 2027 | 1.44 million | +3.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.44 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 257,942, 5.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.44 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 214,500, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 792,170 | 762,293 | 821,986 | 5 |
| 2010s | 951,303 | 840,431 | 1.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.04 million | 1.44 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More work & labour data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,407 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 64.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 41,856 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.48 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 4,595 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 1,696 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 61.26 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.69 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.44 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 762,293 in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.