Egypt Average Annual Working Hours 2023: 2,369 hours

Egypt's average annual working hours in 2023 is 2,369 hours, unchanged from 2022. It ranks #12 of 129 countries.

Average annual working hours per worker indicates productivity and work-life balance in each country.

Source (2023): Annual working hours per worker | Our World in Data

Historical Trend

Average Annual Working Hours over time

Year-by-Year Data
YearValueChange% ChangeActions
20232.37K hours+0.26 hours+0.01%
20222.37K hours+135.32 hours+6.06%
20212.23K hours+73.88 hours+3.42%
20202.16K hours245.4 hours-10.21%
20192.40K hours+34.99 hours+1.48%
20182.37K hours+73.26 hours+3.19%
20172.30K hours+46.57 hours+2.07%
20162.25K hours149.11 hours-6.22%
20152.40K hours+20.77 hours+0.87%
20142.38K hours+17.09 hours+0.72%
20132.36K hours+8.32 hours+0.35%
20122.35K hours+6.03 hours+0.26%
20112.35K hours66.44 hours-2.75%
20102.41K hours+4.72 hours+0.20%
20092.41K hours+43.97 hours+1.86%
20082.36K hours+7.8 hours+0.33%
20072.36K hours0.08 hours-0.00%
20062.36K hours+6.29 hours+0.27%
20052.35K hours——

Frequently Asked Questions About Egypt Average Annual Working Hours

What is Egypt's average annual working hours in 2023?▾

Egypt's average annual working hours is 2,369 hours in 2023, according to Annual working hours per worker | Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table and others via Our World in Data.

Is Egypt's average annual working hours increasing or decreasing?▾

Egypt's average annual working hours was essentially unchanged from 2022 (2,368 hours) to 2023 (2,369 hours). Over the past decade (2013–2023) it rose by 0.3%.

How does Egypt rank for average annual working hours?▾

In 2023, Egypt has the 12th highest average annual working hours out of 129 countries with data.

What was Egypt's average annual working hours in 2005?▾

In 2005, Egypt's average annual working hours was 2,350 hours. By 2023 it rose by 0.8%.

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