Annual working hours vs. productivity in Canada
Canada: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,731 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Canada, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1,731 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Canada peaked at 2,241 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,626 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Canada 90th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,188 hours per worker | 2,135 hours per worker | 2,241 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,051 hours per worker | 1,970 hours per worker | 2,121 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,903 hours per worker | 1,863 hours per worker | 1,953 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,838 hours per worker | 1,812 hours per worker | 1,860 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,832 hours per worker | 1,820 hours per worker | 1,845 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,781 hours per worker | 1,738 hours per worker | 1,826 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,751 hours per worker | 1,738 hours per worker | 1,764 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,626 hours per worker | 1,731 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Canada
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.56 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 144.88 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -43.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -31.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 77,957 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 56,420 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 3.25 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Canada?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Canada was 1,731 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2,241 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,626 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Canada ranks 90th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.