Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
50.4
Mongolia
Lowest
3.1
Puerto Rico
Median
38.92
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,165
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 50.4 in Mongolia; the lowest is 3.1 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.92, and the mean is 38.55.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 30.7%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 25.8%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 50.4 | 2011 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 49.98 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 49.53 | 2015 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 49.14 | 2016 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 5 | India | 48.99 | 2019 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | Egypt | 46.3 | 2019 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 45.5 | 2012 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 8 | Pakistan | 45.47 | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 45.42 | 2015 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 10 | Turkey | 45.36 | 2019 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 44.83 | 2018 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 12 | Tunisia | 44.76 | 2015 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 13 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 44.35 | 2014 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 44.35 | 2014 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 42.98 | 2012 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | South Africa | 42.75 | 2020 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 17 | Guatemala | 41.91 | 2011 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 18 | Colombia | 41.89 | 2021 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 19 | Belize | 41.85 | 1999 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 41.73 | 2017 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 41.72 | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | Thailand | 41.4 | 2021 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 23 | Albania | 41.33 | 2019 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 40.95 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 40.95 | 2014 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 26 | Mexico | 40.93 | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 27 | Palestine | 40.73 | 2008 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 28 | El Salvador | 40.45 | 2017 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 40.36 | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 40.33 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 40.21 | 2013 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 32 | Venezuela | 40.15 | 2006 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 33 | Slovenia | 39.89 | 2016 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 39.76 | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 39.68 | 2016 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 36 | Portugal | 39.32 | 2016 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 37 | Hungary | 39.29 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 39.25 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | Jamaica | 39.18 | 2002 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 39.05 | 2011 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 41 | Chile | 39.02 | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 38.83 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 43 | Greece | 38.81 | 2016 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 44 | Indonesia | 38.67 | 2019 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 38.19 | 2003 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 46 | Romania | 38.18 | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 47 | Latvia | 37.77 | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 48 | Tanzania | 37.7 | 2020 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 49 | Malta | 37.67 | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 50 | Moldova | 37.45 | 2021 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 37.38 | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 52 | Honduras | 37.35 | 2017 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 53 | Bolivia | 37.35 | 2017 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 54 | Brazil | 37.25 | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 55 | Rwanda | 36.9 | 2021 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 56 | Estonia | 36.58 | 2016 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 57 | Italy | 36.51 | 2016 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 58 | Cyprus | 36.26 | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 59 | Sweden | 35.6 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Iceland | 35.46 | 2015 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 61 | France | 35.37 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Norway | 35.36 | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 63 | Belgium | 34.85 | 2003 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.64 | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 65 | Spain | 34.64 | 2016 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 66 | South Korea | 34.36 | 2017 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 67 | Ghana | 33.75 | 2016 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 33.73 | 2016 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 69 | Argentina | 33.72 | 2018 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 70 | Nepal | 33.68 | 2014 | up 19.7% | flat |
| 71 | Panama | 33.37 | 2018 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 72 | Georgia | 32.87 | 2013 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 73 | Uganda | 32.86 | 2016 | up 30.7% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 32.86 | 2017 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 32.63 | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 76 | United States | 32.57 | 2018 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 77 | Uruguay | 32.15 | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 78 | Netherlands | 31.63 | 2016 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 79 | Finland | 31.41 | 2016 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 80 | Denmark | 30.99 | 2016 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 81 | Ireland | 28.95 | 2016 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 3.1 | 2005 | down 11.4% | falling |