Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
56.48
Armenia
Lowest
3.62
Puerto Rico
Median
40.94
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,246
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 56.48 in Armenia; the lowest is 3.62 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.94, and the mean is 40.69.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 30.9%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 19.7%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 56.48 | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 50.71 | 2011 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | India | 49.51 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 48.86 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 5 | Namibia | 47.44 | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 6 | Pakistan | 47.01 | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 7 | Jordan | 46.78 | 2016 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 8 | Egypt | 46.42 | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 9 | Cambodia | 45.56 | 2012 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | Turkey | 45.38 | 2019 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Colombia | 44.81 | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 44.7 | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 13 | Bolivia | 43.98 | 2017 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 43.66 | 2015 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Guatemala | 43.56 | 2011 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 16 | Tunisia | 43.4 | 2015 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | El Salvador | 43.05 | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 18 | Belize | 43.01 | 1999 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Mexico | 42.88 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 42.86 | 2016 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 42.82 | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 22 | Paraguay | 42.74 | 2017 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 23 | Albania | 42.7 | 2019 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 42.54 | 2014 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 42.42 | 2020 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 42.41 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Philippines | 42.24 | 2019 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Tanzania | 42.13 | 2020 | down 19.7% | flat |
| 29 | Iceland | 41.94 | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 30 | Palestine | 41.94 | 2008 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 31 | Czechia | 41.9 | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 32 | Mauritius | 41.83 | 2012 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 33 | Nepal | 41.74 | 2014 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 41.5 | 2021 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 41.41 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 36 | Venezuela | 41.39 | 2006 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 37 | Poland | 41.3 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 41.25 | 2013 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 41.2 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 41.08 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 41 | South Korea | 40.98 | 2017 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 42 | Slovenia | 40.9 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 43 | Croatia | 40.57 | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 44 | Romania | 40.43 | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 40.31 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 46 | Hungary | 40.07 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 39.89 | 2019 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 48 | Jamaica | 39.8 | 2002 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 49 | Malta | 39.62 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Honduras | 39.47 | 2017 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 51 | Brazil | 39.4 | 2020 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 52 | Moldova | 39.4 | 2021 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 39.3 | 2016 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | 39.27 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 55 | Peru | 39.09 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 56 | Spain | 39.08 | 2016 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | Sweden | 39 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Uganda | 38.91 | 2016 | up 28.9% | flat |
| 59 | Ghana | 38.85 | 2016 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 60 | Italy | 38.77 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 61 | Lithuania | 38.68 | 2016 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 62 | United States | 38.65 | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 63 | Cyprus | 38.64 | 2016 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 64 | France | 38.51 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 65 | Austria | 38.48 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Ecuador | 38.46 | 2017 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 67 | Finland | 38.26 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 68 | Norway | 37.98 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Germany | 37.92 | 2011 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 70 | Belgium | 37.91 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 71 | Argentina | 37.88 | 2018 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 37.85 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.61 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 37.55 | 2018 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 75 | Uruguay | 37.18 | 2019 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 76 | Denmark | 36.89 | 2016 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 77 | Rwanda | 36.12 | 2021 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 78 | Australia | 35.4 | 2015 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 79 | Ireland | 35.19 | 2016 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 80 | Netherlands | 33.6 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 81 | Georgia | 32.95 | 2013 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 3.62 | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 43.62