Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Lebanon
Lebanon: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 76,488 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Lebanon, 2005–2023
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 76,488 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Lebanon peaked at 96,172 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62,907, in 2005.
That places Lebanon 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 62,907 | — |
| 2006 | 63,849 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 65,095 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 68,532 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 71,851 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 73,252 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 74,510 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 76,957 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 84,850 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 94,336 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 96,172 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 93,511 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 90,692 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 87,665 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 84,421 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 75,047 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 75,681 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75,333 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 76,488 | +1.5% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 76,488 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 192,178, 40% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 76,488 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 162,006, 47% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,447 | 62,907 | 71,851 | 5 |
| 2010s | 85,637 | 73,252 | 96,172 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,637 | 75,047 | 76,488 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Lebanon?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Lebanon was 76,488 in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 96,172 in 2015.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,907 in 2005.
- How does Lebanon rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Lebanon ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.