ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland

Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 29.71 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
29.71 No
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
78th
of 86 countries
All-time high
36.01 No
in 2005
All-time low
27.79 No
in 2021
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland, 1993–2024

0102030401993200820241993: 34.9 No1994: 34.6 No1995: 34 No1996: 35.6 No1997: 33.7 No1998: 31.4 No1999: 30.1 No2000: 31.3 No2001: 31.6 No2002: 34.2 No2003: 35.9 No2004: 35 No2005: 36 No2006: 35.3 No2007: 32.9 No2008: 32.6 No2009: 30.5 No2010: 33.4 No2011: 35 No2012: 34.4 No2013: 31.9 No2014: 33.3 No2015: 32.1 No2016: 34.2 No2017: 34.2 No2018: 34.1 No2019: 31 No2020: 30.5 No2021: 27.8 No2022: 30.6 No2023: 35.8 No2024: 29.7 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 29.71 No for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland peaked at 36.01 No in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.79 No, in 2021.

That places Ireland 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Female — Value in Ireland, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 34.88 No
1994 34.65 No -0.7%
1995 33.97 No -2.0%
1996 35.61 No +4.8%
1997 33.73 No -5.3%
1998 31.4 No -6.9%
1999 30.12 No -4.1%
2000 31.31 No +4.0%
2001 31.61 No +1.0%
2002 34.22 No +8.3%
2003 35.94 No +5.0%
2004 34.98 No -2.7%
2005 36.01 No +2.9%
2006 35.27 No -2.1%
2007 32.93 No -6.6%
2008 32.65 No -0.9%
2009 30.49 No -6.6%
2010 33.38 No +9.5%
2011 35 No +4.9%
2012 34.37 No -1.8%
2013 31.87 No -7.3%
2014 33.33 No +4.6%
2015 32.14 No -3.6%
2016 34.17 No +6.3%
2017 34.2 No +0.1%
2018 34.09 No -0.3%
2019 31.01 No -9.0%
2020 30.46 No -1.8%
2021 27.79 No -8.8%
2022 30.6 No +10.1%
2023 35.75 No +16.8%
2024 29.71 No -16.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.48 No 30.12 No 35.61 No 7
2000s 33.54 No 30.49 No 36.01 No 10
2010s 33.36 No 31.01 No 35 No 10
2020s 30.86 No 27.79 No 35.75 No 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 75 Indonesia 30.12 No compare
  2. 76 Philippines 30.1 No compare
  3. 77 New Zealand 30 No compare
  4. 79 Argentina 29.04 No compare
  5. 80 Belgium 28.8 No compare
  6. 81 Germany 28.51 No compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland was 29.71 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 36.01 No in 2005.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 27.79 No in 2021.
How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Ireland ranks 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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 employee in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 1,846 data points, 1976–2025
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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.