Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 32.93 million in 2027. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income stood at 32.93 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 35.15 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.59 million, in 2020.
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 15th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.65 million | — |
| 2006 | 34.68 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 33.61 million | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 33.03 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.14 million | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 34.76 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.14 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 35.15 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.91 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 34.82 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 34.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 33.99 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.59 million | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 33.01 million | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 33.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 33.36 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.93 million | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 32.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 32.94 million | +0.0% |
| 2027 | 32.93 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.84 million | 33.03 million | 34.68 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.77 million | 33.99 million | 35.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.87 million | 31.59 million | 33.36 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
More work & labour data for Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 773,276 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 63.76 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 439,521 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.63 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.916 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 51,883 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 28,524 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 60.81 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.8 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1509 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income was 32.93 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 35.15 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.59 million in 2020.
- How does Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 15th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia: Upper-middle 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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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.