Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eritrea
Eritrea: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 69,887 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eritrea, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 69,887 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eritrea peaked at 69,887 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 43,983, in 2005.
That places Eritrea 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43,983 | — |
| 2006 | 45,168 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 45,728 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 47,109 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 48,717 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 48,972 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 50,293 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 51,090 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 52,192 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 52,231 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 52,139 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 52,576 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 53,447 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 54,256 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 55,158 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 54,459 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 57,733 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 60,602 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 62,411 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 64,146 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 66,008 | +2.9% |
| 2026 | 67,939 | +2.9% |
| 2027 | 69,887 | +2.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 69,887 is below the median for low income countries, which is 257,942, 27% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 69,887 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 214,500, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46,141 | 43,983 | 48,717 | 5 |
| 2010s | 52,235 | 48,972 | 55,158 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62,898 | 54,459 | 69,887 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More work & labour data for Eritrea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.291 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0037 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,776 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,830 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,254 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,190 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,444 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eritrea?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Eritrea was 69,887 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 69,887 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,983 in 2005.
- How does Eritrea rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Eritrea ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.