Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
53.1
Mongolia
Lowest
3.72
Puerto Rico
Median
42.49
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 53.1 in Mongolia; the lowest is 3.72 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.49, and the mean is 42.74.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 27.5%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 13.4%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 53.1 | 2011 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 52.78 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 3 | India | 52.19 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 50.84 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 5 | Namibia | 48.46 | 2015 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 6 | Jordan | 47.9 | 2016 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 47.59 | 2021 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 8 | Turkey | 47.46 | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 9 | Egypt | 47.32 | 2019 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 10 | Costa Rica | 46.94 | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia | 46.91 | 2017 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 12 | Guatemala | 46.76 | 2011 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 13 | Cambodia | 46.27 | 2012 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 46.26 | 2015 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 46.22 | 2018 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 16 | Mexico | 46.07 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Nepal | 45.91 | 2014 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 45.73 | 2015 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 19 | Tanzania | 45.48 | 2020 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 45.19 | 2014 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 21 | Chile | 45.03 | 2017 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 22 | Tunisia | 44.87 | 2015 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 44.87 | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Paraguay | 44.73 | 2017 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 25 | Belize | 44.71 | 1999 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 26 | El Salvador | 44.28 | 2017 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 44.27 | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 43.89 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 29 | Albania | 43.85 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 30 | Palestine | 43.75 | 2008 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 43.59 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 32 | Venezuela | 43.54 | 2006 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Mauritius | 43.51 | 2012 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 34 | Poland | 43.29 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 43.03 | 2013 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Germany | 42.91 | 2011 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 37 | Portugal | 42.82 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | South Korea | 42.8 | 2017 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 39 | Peru | 42.64 | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Slovakia | 42.6 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Uganda | 42.38 | 2016 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 42.36 | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 43 | Austria | 42.14 | 2003 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 44 | Argentina | 42.11 | 2018 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 45 | Slovenia | 41.92 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 46 | Indonesia | 41.91 | 2019 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 47 | Spain | 41.9 | 2016 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 41.77 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Thailand | 41.69 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 41.67 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Malta | 41.66 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Ecuador | 41.48 | 2017 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 53 | France | 41.47 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Brazil | 41.32 | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 55 | Croatia | 41.31 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 56 | Honduras | 41.13 | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 41.03 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Italy | 41.03 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 59 | Jamaica | 40.97 | 2002 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 60 | United States | 40.88 | 2018 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 61 | Romania | 40.85 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 62 | Hungary | 40.78 | 2016 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 63 | Estonia | 40.57 | 2016 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 64 | Ghana | 40.48 | 2016 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 40.43 | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 66 | Moldova | 40.42 | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 67 | Norway | 40.34 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 68 | Latvia | 40.27 | 2016 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 69 | Cyprus | 40.16 | 2016 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 70 | Finland | 40.06 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 71 | Belgium | 39.62 | 2003 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 72 | Lithuania | 39.55 | 2016 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 73 | Panama | 39.42 | 2018 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 74 | Ireland | 39.28 | 2016 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.13 | 2020 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 76 | Denmark | 39.04 | 2016 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 77 | Netherlands | 38.43 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 78 | Rwanda | 38.28 | 2021 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 79 | Georgia | 35.57 | 2013 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 3.72 | 2005 | down 2.8% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 44.93