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

Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 34.74 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
34.74 No
Change on year
down 8.7%
World rank
79th
of 89 countries
All-time high
47.09 No
in 1995
All-time low
34.74 No
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024

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

010203040501993200820241993: 45.9 No1994: 46.4 No1995: 47.1 No1996: 44.7 No1997: 43.2 No1998: 44.1 No1999: 45.2 No2000: 43.3 No2001: 43.1 No2002: 42.2 No2003: 41.2 No2004: 43.2 No2005: 41.2 No2006: 40.4 No2007: 39.1 No2008: 38.3 No2009: 37.2 No2010: 37.5 No2011: 38.4 No2012: 37.1 No2013: 37.5 No2014: 37.5 No2015: 38.9 No2016: 39.2 No2017: 37.9 No2018: 38.8 No2019: 38.3 No2020: 37.2 No2021: 37.9 No2022: 38.6 No2023: 38 No2024: 34.7 No

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 34.74 No for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Ireland peaked at 47.09 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 34.74 No, in 2024.

Ireland ranks 79th of 89 countries on this measure, 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 — Value in Ireland, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 45.87 No
1994 46.42 No +1.2%
1995 47.09 No +1.4%
1996 44.66 No -5.2%
1997 43.2 No -3.3%
1998 44.06 No +2.0%
1999 45.18 No +2.5%
2000 43.3 No -4.2%
2001 43.08 No -0.5%
2002 42.16 No -2.1%
2003 41.17 No -2.3%
2004 43.22 No +5.0%
2005 41.18 No -4.7%
2006 40.36 No -2.0%
2007 39.13 No -3.0%
2008 38.31 No -2.1%
2009 37.17 No -3.0%
2010 37.52 No +0.9%
2011 38.4 No +2.3%
2012 37.11 No -3.4%
2013 37.45 No +0.9%
2014 37.45 No +0.0%
2015 38.93 No +4.0%
2016 39.22 No +0.7%
2017 37.87 No -3.4%
2018 38.8 No +2.5%
2019 38.31 No -1.3%
2020 37.23 No -2.8%
2021 37.88 No +1.7%
2022 38.57 No +1.8%
2023 38.04 No -1.4%
2024 34.74 No -8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.21 No 43.2 No 47.09 No 7
2000s 40.91 No 37.17 No 43.3 No 10
2010s 38.11 No 37.11 No 39.22 No 10
2020s 37.29 No 34.74 No 38.57 No 5

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 76 Panama 35.66 No compare
  2. 77 Indonesia 35.6 No compare
  3. 78 Sweden 35.1 No compare
  4. 80 Denmark 34.44 No compare
  5. 81 France 34.28 No compare
  6. 82 Philippines 33.63 No compare

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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 34.74 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 47.09 No in 1995.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 34.74 No in 2024.
How does Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Ireland ranks 79th out of 89 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 7.2%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,913 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.