Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 1.44 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 1.44 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 762,293, in 2005.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 1.44 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 257,942, 5.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the'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 |
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More work & labour data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 1.44 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 762,293 in 2005.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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.