Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
50.75
Mongolia
Lowest
3.7
Puerto Rico
Median
41.34
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,165
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 50.75 in Mongolia; the lowest is 3.7 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.34, and the mean is 40.96.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 33.4%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 17.4%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 50.75 | 2011 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 49.58 | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 48.63 | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 4 | Pakistan | 47.53 | 2020 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 5 | Namibia | 47.06 | 2015 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 6 | Egypt | 46.44 | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 46.37 | 2016 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 8 | Cambodia | 45.58 | 2012 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 9 | Turkey | 45.38 | 2019 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 10 | Colombia | 45.34 | 2021 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 11 | Bolivia | 45.32 | 2017 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 12 | Nigeria | 44.68 | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | Nepal | 44.58 | 2014 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 14 | Guatemala | 44.29 | 2011 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 15 | Tanzania | 43.75 | 2020 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 16 | El Salvador | 43.72 | 2017 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 17 | Kosovo | 43.55 | 2014 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 17 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 43.55 | 2014 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 43.46 | 2015 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 20 | Belize | 43.44 | 1999 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 43.43 | 2016 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 22 | Mexico | 43.27 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 43.26 | 2017 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 24 | Tunisia | 43.25 | 2015 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 43.05 | 2014 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 26 | Paraguay | 43.02 | 2017 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 42.82 | 2019 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | Philippines | 42.71 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 42.52 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Iceland | 42.46 | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 42.4 | 2020 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 32 | Palestine | 42.26 | 2008 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 41.95 | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 34 | Mauritius | 41.7 | 2012 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Venezuela | 41.68 | 2006 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | Uganda | 41.6 | 2016 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 41.51 | 2021 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 41.47 | 2013 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 39 | South Korea | 41.47 | 2017 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 40 | Poland | 41.41 | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 41 | Slovakia | 41.4 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 42 | Portugal | 41.29 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 41.11 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Slovenia | 40.92 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 45 | Peru | 40.66 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 46 | Croatia | 40.58 | 2016 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 40.52 | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 40.39 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 49 | Honduras | 40.28 | 2017 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 40.17 | 2016 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 40.1 | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 52 | Indonesia | 40.1 | 2019 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 53 | Jamaica | 39.93 | 2002 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 39.83 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Brazil | 39.74 | 2020 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 56 | United States | 39.65 | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 57 | Ecuador | 39.62 | 2017 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 58 | Moldova | 39.52 | 2021 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 39.42 | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 60 | Latvia | 39.39 | 2016 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 61 | Sweden | 39.22 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 62 | Spain | 39.21 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 63 | Austria | 38.96 | 2003 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 64 | Italy | 38.85 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 65 | Cyprus | 38.78 | 2016 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 66 | Lithuania | 38.75 | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 67 | France | 38.69 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Finland | 38.64 | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 69 | Argentina | 38.48 | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 70 | Panama | 38.34 | 2018 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 71 | United Kingdom | 38.33 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 72 | Norway | 38.14 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 37.95 | 2020 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 74 | Uruguay | 37.87 | 2019 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 75 | Germany | 37.82 | 2011 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Denmark | 37.23 | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 77 | Belgium | 36.27 | 2003 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 78 | Rwanda | 35.91 | 2021 | up 26.1% | falling |
| 79 | Ireland | 35.78 | 2016 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 80 | Netherlands | 33.72 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 81 | Georgia | 32.96 | 2013 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 82 | Puerto Rico | 3.7 | 2005 | down 2.3% | flat |