ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland
Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 42.26 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland is 42.26 No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland peaked at 57.08 No in 1992 and was at its lowest, 42.26 No, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 25th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 54.52 No | — |
| 1992 | 57.08 No | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 55.78 No | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 50.55 No | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 54.54 No | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 48.05 No | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 49.56 No | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 45.26 No | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 47.44 No | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 47.73 No | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 47.9 No | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50.1 No | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 47.75 No | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 48.79 No | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 49.99 No | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 49.44 No | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 48.65 No | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 46.99 No | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 45.18 No | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 46.36 No | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 44.76 No | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 44.77 No | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.47 No | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.2 No | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.17 No | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.05 No | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.86 No | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.55 No | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.76 No | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 43.47 No | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 44.79 No | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 44.59 No | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.58 No | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.26 No | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.42 No | 45.26 No | 57.08 No | 9 |
| 2000s | 48.25 No | 45.18 No | 50.1 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.09 No | 42.86 No | 46.36 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.94 No | 42.26 No | 44.79 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Switzerland was 42.26 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.08 No in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.26 No in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.