Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in Taiwan
Taiwan: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 454,402 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Taiwan, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 454,402 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027.
That represents a change of down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Taiwan peaked at 461,123 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 406,870, in 2005.
That places Taiwan 52nd out of 188 countries 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 (ILO modelled estimates) in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 406,870 | — |
| 2006 | 415,286 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 423,809 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 427,145 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 416,742 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 427,499 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 436,262 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 440,442 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 444,199 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 448,097 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 451,796 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 454,429 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 458,187 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 460,697 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 461,123 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 450,549 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 455,297 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 457,468 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 455,814 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 455,241 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 455,216 | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 454,198 | -0.2% |
| 2027 | 454,402 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 417,970 | 406,870 | 427,145 | 5 |
| 2010s | 448,273 | 427,499 | 461,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 454,773 | 450,549 | 457,468 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More work & labour data for Taiwan
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 8,300 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 12,110 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.24 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.54 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 84,528 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 148,226 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.0496 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.961 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.0099 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Taiwan?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Taiwan was 454,402 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 461,123 in 2019.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 406,870 in 2005.
- How does Taiwan rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Taiwan ranks 52nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.