Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income
Northern Africa: Upper-middle income: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 619,898 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income stood at 619,898. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 619,898 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 446,150, in 2005.
That places Northern Africa: Upper-middle income 82nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it 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 (ILO modelled estimates) in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 446,150 | — |
| 2006 | 468,289 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 471,233 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 491,606 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 506,127 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 520,497 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 524,522 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 519,018 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 528,100 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 531,001 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 537,087 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 553,893 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 558,602 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 564,579 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 569,343 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 483,793 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 513,288 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 585,152 | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 596,251 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 600,886 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 608,104 | +1.2% |
| 2026 | 613,904 | +1.0% |
| 2027 | 619,898 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 476,681 | 446,150 | 506,127 | 5 |
| 2010s | 540,664 | 519,018 | 569,343 | 10 |
| 2020s | 577,660 | 483,793 | 619,898 | 8 |
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More work & labour data for Northern Africa: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 16,511 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 41.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 23,727 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 12.98 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.91 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 63,141 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 21,836 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 35.71 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.67 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income was 619,898 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 619,898 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 446,150 in 2005.
- How does Northern Africa: Upper-middle income rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 82nd out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Northern Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa: 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.