Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Western Europe
Western Europe: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 2.86 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Western Europe, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 2.86 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Western Europe peaked at 2.93 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.71 million, in 2005.
Western Europe ranks 59th of 87 groups on this measure, 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 in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.71 million | — |
| 2006 | 2.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.79 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.76 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.79 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.85 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.88 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2.83 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 2.93 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 2.89 million | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 2.87 million | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 2.86 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.76 million | 2.71 million | 2.81 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.82 million | 2.76 million | 2.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million | 2.73 million | 2.93 million | 8 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More work & labour data for Western Europe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 91,861 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0615 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0476 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1881 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 173,621 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 185,317 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 93,457 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 25,875 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Western Europe?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Western Europe was 2.86 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.71 million in 2005.
- How does Western Europe rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Western Europe ranks 59th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.