Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 20.42 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa is 20.42 million, measured 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 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 20.42 million in 2027 and was at its lowest, 10.61 million, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 87 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.61 million | — |
| 2006 | 10.93 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 11.56 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.83 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 12.48 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 12.88 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.40 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 13.79 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 14.24 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 14.72 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.94 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 15.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 15.41 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.12 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.26 million | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 17.41 million | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 18.11 million | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 18.73 million | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 19.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2026 | 19.85 million | +2.9% |
| 2027 | 20.42 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.24 million | 10.61 million | 11.83 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.92 million | 12.11 million | 15.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.15 million | 15.12 million | 20.42 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 17 Türkiye 1.50 million compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.44 million compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.43 million compare
- 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.26 million compare
- 21 Germany 1.23 million compare
- 22 Colombia 1.08 million compare
- 23 Korea 1.08 million compare
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 70.23 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 564,978 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 239,462 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.73 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.5 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,723 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 4,279 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Sub-Saharan Africa was 20.42 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.42 million in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.61 million in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.