Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Guyana
Guyana: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 12,600 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Guyana, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 12,600 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Guyana peaked at 12,600 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 9,803, in 2020.
Guyana ranks 163rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10,128 | — |
| 2006 | 10,230 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 10,283 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10,328 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,343 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 10,348 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,352 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,369 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10,396 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 10,417 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 10,432 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10,466 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,500 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 10,908 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10,985 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,803 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 10,488 | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 11,806 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 12,101 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 12,393 | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 12,456 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 12,509 | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 12,600 | +0.7% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 12,600 is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 11% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 12,600 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,131, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,262 | 10,128 | 10,343 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,517 | 10,348 | 10,985 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,770 | 9,803 | 12,600 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More work & labour data for Guyana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4095 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4228 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9077 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9156 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 295.49 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.41 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 455.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 433.17 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 888.95 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Guyana?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Guyana was 12,600 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 12,600 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,803 in 2020.
- How does Guyana rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Guyana ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.