Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in G7
G7: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 12.95 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in G7, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
G7 recorded 12.95 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in G7 peaked at 12.96 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.54 million, in 2009.
That places G7 27th out of 87 groups 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 G7, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.86 million | — |
| 2006 | 12.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.10 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.54 million | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 11.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 12.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.43 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.92 million | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 12.46 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 12.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 12.94 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 12.95 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.96 million | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 12.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2027 | 12.95 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.93 million | 11.54 million | 12.14 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.22 million | 11.62 million | 12.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.74 million | 11.92 million | 12.96 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near G7
More work & labour data for G7
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 269,967 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.0197 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8793 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.33 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.55 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 133,818 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 110,526 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in G7?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in G7 was 12.95 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 12.96 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.54 million in 2009.
- How does G7 rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- G7 ranks 27th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this G7 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.