Annual Working Hours Per Worker in 39 Asian Countries, 1950–2023

1,435 observations of annual working hours per worker across 39 Asian countries from 1950 to 2023. The data is sourced from Our World in Data and repackaged by Electric Sheep Asia. It provides a longitudinal view of labor market trends in the region.

Use Cases

• Analyzing long-term trends in labor productivity based on annual working hours data.
• Comparing working hour patterns across different Asian economies.
• Modeling the relationship between working hours and other macroeconomic indicators for the region.
• Tracking changes in work-life balance metrics over a 73-year period in Asia.

Strengths

• 1,435 observations provide a substantial time-series record.
• Covers 39 Asian countries, offering broad regional coverage.
• Spans a 73-year period (1950–2023), enabling long-term trend analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the original source compilation.

Provenance

Source

Our World in Data

Collection Method

Repackaged by Electric Sheep Asia from the original source.

Time Range

1950–2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 11:59:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

39 Asian countries