Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural by country
Countries reporting
76
Highest
49.1
Mongolia
Lowest
26.56
Georgia
Median
39.94
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
1,013
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 49.1 in Mongolia; the lowest is 26.56 in Georgia.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.94, and the mean is 39.96.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 34.4%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 17.4%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 49.1 | 2011 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 2 | India | 47.16 | 2019 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 46.93 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 4 | Namibia | 46.09 | 2015 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 5 | Jordan | 45.99 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | Egypt | 45.19 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 45.04 | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 8 | Greece | 44.61 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Cambodia | 44.37 | 2012 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 10 | Chile | 43.7 | 2017 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 43.4 | 2015 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Belize | 43.35 | 1999 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 13 | Tunisia | 43.26 | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 14 | Turkey | 43.16 | 2013 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 15 | South Africa | 43.13 | 2020 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 16 | Kosovo | 43.12 | 2014 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 16 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 43.12 | 2014 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | 43.11 | 2015 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 42.19 | 2016 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 42.1 | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 21 | Slovakia | 41.78 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine | 41.74 | 2008 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 41.63 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Guatemala | 41.62 | 2011 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 25 | Nigeria | 41.57 | 2018 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 26 | South Korea | 41.43 | 2017 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 27 | Colombia | 41.14 | 2021 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 41.11 | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 41.08 | 2016 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 30 | Nepal | 41.08 | 2014 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 40.9 | 2019 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 40.86 | 2017 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 33 | Bolivia | 40.85 | 2017 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 34 | Portugal | 40.81 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Croatia | 40.52 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 40.31 | 2013 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 40.22 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 39.96 | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 39 | Latvia | 39.92 | 2016 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 40 | Spain | 39.91 | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 41 | Hungary | 39.91 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 42 | Thailand | 39.85 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 43 | Jamaica | 39.83 | 2002 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 44 | Philippines | 39.38 | 2019 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 45 | Venezuela | 39.36 | 2002 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 39.36 | 2014 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 47 | Moldova | 39.33 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 48 | Finland | 39.29 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | United States | 39.29 | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 50 | Estonia | 39.22 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 51 | Austria | 39.22 | 2003 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 52 | Italy | 39.2 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 53 | United Kingdom | 38.85 | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | France | 38.75 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Norway | 38.65 | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 56 | Sweden | 38.64 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 57 | Lithuania | 38.42 | 2016 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 58 | Cyprus | 38.39 | 2016 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 59 | Tanzania | 38.24 | 2020 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 60 | Germany | 38.17 | 2011 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 38.03 | 2017 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 62 | Brazil | 37.23 | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 63 | Denmark | 37.01 | 2016 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 64 | Belgium | 36.13 | 2003 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 36.04 | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 66 | Indonesia | 35.86 | 2019 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 35.77 | 2017 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 68 | Ghana | 35.46 | 2016 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.38 | 2020 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 70 | Uganda | 35.04 | 2016 | up 27.0% | flat |
| 71 | Honduras | 33.98 | 2017 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 72 | Rwanda | 33.27 | 2021 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 73 | Netherlands | 31.45 | 2004 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 31.13 | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 75 | Peru | 30.97 | 2016 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 76 | Georgia | 26.56 | 2013 | down 15.3% | falling |