Annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania

Albania: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,152 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,152 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 129 countries
All-time high
2,344 hours per worker
in 2005
All-time low
1,853 hours per worker
in 2011
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2005201420232005: 2.3k hours per worker2006: 2.3k hours per worker2007: 2.3k hours per worker2008: 2.2k hours per worker2009: 2.2k hours per worker2010: 2.1k hours per worker2011: 1.9k hours per worker2012: 2.1k hours per worker2013: 2.1k hours per worker2014: 1.9k hours per worker2015: 2.0k hours per worker2016: 2.1k hours per worker2017: 2.1k hours per worker2018: 2.1k hours per worker2019: 2.1k hours per worker2020: 2.0k hours per worker2021: 2.1k hours per worker2022: 2.2k hours per worker2023: 2.2k hours per worker

Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.

Analysis

Albania recorded 2,152 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania peaked at 2,344 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,853 hours per worker, in 2011.

Albania ranks 38th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,280 hours per worker 2,191 hours per worker 2,344 hours per worker 5
2010s 2,047 hours per worker 1,853 hours per worker 2,143 hours per worker 10
2020s 2,120 hours per worker 2,042 hours per worker 2,161 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 35 Gabon 2,174 hours per worker compare
  2. 36 Morocco 2,174 hours per worker compare
  3. 37 Vietnam 2,160 hours per worker compare
  4. 39 Guatemala 2,151 hours per worker compare
  5. 40 Peru 2,143 hours per worker compare
  6. 41 Tajikistan 2,134 hours per worker compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania?
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania was 2,152 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 2,344 hours per worker in 2005.
What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,853 hours per worker in 2011.
How does Albania rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Albania ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.