Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
55.11
India
Lowest
30.6
Netherlands
Median
41.62
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
1,035
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 55.11 in India; the lowest is 30.6 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.62, and the mean is 42.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 32.4%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 16.0%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 55.11 | 2019 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 53.2 | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 51.75 | 2011 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 51.08 | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Tanzania | 50.98 | 2020 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 6 | Uganda | 50.48 | 2016 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 49.18 | 2012 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 48.13 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 48.1 | 2013 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 48 | 2015 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 11 | Nigeria | 46.94 | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Jordan | 46.88 | 2016 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 46.71 | 2015 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 45.77 | 2021 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 45.56 | 2019 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 16 | Bolivia | 45.46 | 2017 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 17 | Paraguay | 45.36 | 2017 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 18 | Guatemala | 45.2 | 2011 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 19 | Nicaragua | 44.63 | 2014 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 20 | Rwanda | 44.53 | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 21 | El Salvador | 44.3 | 2017 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 22 | Kosovo | 44.21 | 2014 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 22 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 44.21 | 2014 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 24 | Honduras | 43.88 | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 25 | Nepal | 43.46 | 2014 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 26 | Thailand | 43.46 | 2021 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 27 | Tunisia | 43.46 | 2015 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 43.44 | 2016 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 29 | Mexico | 43.32 | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Indonesia | 43.17 | 2019 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 31 | Chile | 42.71 | 2017 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 32 | Belize | 42.65 | 1999 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | South Africa | 42.2 | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 42.18 | 2016 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 35 | Palestine | 42.11 | 2008 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 36 | Czechia | 41.78 | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 37 | Peru | 41.67 | 2016 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 41.67 | 2013 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 41.65 | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 40 | Venezuela | 41.58 | 2002 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 41 | Greece | 41.4 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 42 | Portugal | 41.33 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 43 | Slovakia | 41.17 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.03 | 2020 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 40.89 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | South Korea | 40.89 | 2017 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 47 | Romania | 40.72 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 48 | Poland | 40.66 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 49 | Croatia | 40.6 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 40.39 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 51 | Hungary | 40.21 | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 52 | Panama | 40.05 | 2018 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 53 | Jamaica | 39.77 | 2002 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Ecuador | 39.72 | 2017 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 39.68 | 2020 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 56 | Malta | 39.62 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 57 | Moldova | 39.47 | 2021 | up 29.9% | flat |
| 58 | Estonia | 39.29 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 59 | Sweden | 39.15 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Latvia | 38.97 | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 61 | Lithuania | 38.94 | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 62 | Spain | 38.84 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 63 | Cyprus | 38.72 | 2016 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 64 | Italy | 38.64 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 65 | Austria | 38.63 | 2003 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 66 | United States | 38.53 | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Georgia | 38.51 | 2013 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | France | 38.38 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 69 | Germany | 37.88 | 2011 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | Argentina | 37.88 | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 71 | Finland | 37.85 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 72 | Norway | 37.71 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 37.68 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 74 | Uruguay | 36.95 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 75 | Denmark | 36.83 | 2016 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 76 | Belgium | 36.14 | 2003 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 34.83 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 78 | Netherlands | 30.6 | 2004 | up 0.2% | flat |