Saudi Arabia Average Annual Working Hours 2023: 2,125 hours

Saudi Arabia's average annual working hours in 2023 is 2,125 hours, up 2.2% from 2022. It ranks #44 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
20232.12K hours+45.32 hours+2.18%
20222.08K hours+27.3 hours+1.33%
20212.05K hours+142.1 hours+7.44%
20201.91K hours80.61 hours-4.05%
20191.99K hours23.13 hours-1.15%
20182.01K hours7.62 hours-0.38%
20172.02K hours+7.01 hours+0.35%
20162.01K hours+19.57 hours+0.98%
20151.99K hours0.64 hours-0.03%
20142.00K hours+0.42 hours+0.02%
20131.99K hours0 hours0.00%
20121.99K hours0.28 hours-0.01%
20112.00K hours+1.67 hours+0.08%
20101.99K hours0.24 hours-0.01%
20091.99K hours1.39 hours-0.07%
20082.00K hours1.22 hours-0.06%
20072.00K hours0.18 hours-0.01%
20062.00K hours1.39 hours-0.07%
20052.00K hours——

Frequently Asked Questions About Saudi Arabia Average Annual Working Hours

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

Saudi Arabia's average annual working hours is 2,125 hours in 2023, according to Annual working hours per worker | Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table and others via Our World in Data.

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

Saudi Arabia's average annual working hours rose by 2.2% from 2022 (2,079 hours) to 2023 (2,125 hours). Over the past decade (2013–2023) it rose by 6.5%.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for average annual working hours?▾

In 2023, Saudi Arabia has the 44th highest average annual working hours out of 129 countries with data.

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

In 2005, Saudi Arabia's average annual working hours was 1,998 hours. By 2023 it rose by 6.3%.

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