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Average annual hours worked per worker

Name: Average annual hours worked per worker
Creator: OECD (and national statistical offices via OECD/ILOSTAT where applicable)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, work, labour, productivity, working time, employment, work-life balance

Average annual hours worked per worker by country (latest available, mostly 2022–2023). A comparative look at work time across economies.

Source: OECD (and national statistical offices via OECD/ILOSTAT where applicable)•64 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

1,790.2hours/year

Median: 1,798.5hours/year

Countries Covered

64

with available data

Highest

India

2,252.0hours/year

Lowest

Germany

1,341.0hours/year

Top 5 Countries

1India2,252.0hours/year

2Singapore2,239.0hours/year

3People's Republic of China2,174.0hours/year

4Vietnam2,140.0hours/year

5Indonesia2,135.0hours/year

By Region

Asia2,036.4hours/year(15 countries)

Africa2,022.5hours/year(2 countries)

Other1,887.8hours/year(8 countries)

South America1,880.0hours/year(3 countries)

North America1,875.3hours/year(3 countries)

Key Findings

•Annual hours worked vary widely across countries, reflecting part-time prevalence, leave policies, and labor-market structure.
•Some high-income economies combine high productivity with relatively lower annual hours, while others report longer work years.
•Comparisons are most reliable within the same source family (e.g., OECD) due to methodology differences elsewhere.
•High annual hours do not necessarily imply higher output per worker; productivity and sector mix matter.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,341.0hours/year)High (2,252.0hours/year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,790.2hours/year)

Asia (15)

Africa (2)

Other (8)

South America (3)

North America (3)

Oceania (2)

Europe (31)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the average number of hours actually worked per employed person in a year. It is an illuminating cross-country lens on work intensity, labor-market structures, and the balance between productivity, part-time work, and leisure.

The indicator is typically derived from labor force surveys and/or national accounts, combining total hours worked in the economy with the number of employed persons. Cross-country differences reflect not only cultural norms, but also the prevalence of part-time employment, collective bargaining outcomes (e.g., paid leave), informal work, and measurement methods.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	India	2,252.0hours/year
2	Singapore	2,239.0hours/year
3	People's Republic of China	2,174.0hours/year
4	Vietnam	2,140.0hours/year
5	Indonesia	2,135.0hours/year
6	Egypt	2,133.0hours/year
7	Mexico	2,128.0hours/year
8	Thailand	2,096.0hours/year
9	Hong Kong	2,089.0hours/year
10	Pakistan	2,055.0hours/year
11	Taiwan, Province of China	2,010.0hours/year
12	Philippines	2,006.0hours/year
13	Malaysia	1,987.0hours/year
14	Russian Federation	1,976.0hours/year
15	United Arab Emirates	1,975.0hours/year
16	Georgia	1,970.0hours/year
17	Peru	1,961.0hours/year
18	Tunisia	1,923.0hours/year
19	Chile	1,916.0hours/year
20	Morocco	1,912.0hours/year
21	South Korea	1,901.0hours/year
22	Greece	1,886.0hours/year
23	Israel	1,880.0hours/year
24	Syrian Arab Republic	1,880.0hours/year
25	Azerbaijan	1,876.0hours/year
26	Estonia	1,850.0hours/year
27	Armenia	1,849.0hours/year
28	Serbia	1,845.0hours/year
29	Türkiye	1,832.0hours/year
30	United States of America	1,811.0hours/year
31	Poland	1,804.0hours/year
32	Romania	1,801.0hours/year
33	Venezuela	1,796.0hours/year
34	Bulgaria	1,793.0hours/year
35	Ukraine	1,790.0hours/year
36	Ireland	1,784.0hours/year
37	Czech Republic	1,766.0hours/year
38	Uruguay	1,763.0hours/year
39	Slovakia	1,750.0hours/year
40	Hungary	1,745.0hours/year
41	Italy	1,717.0hours/year
42	Lithuania	1,712.0hours/year
43	Austria	1,692.0hours/year
44	Spain	1,688.0hours/year
45	Canada	1,687.0hours/year
46	Latvia	1,686.0hours/year
47	New Zealand	1,686.0hours/year
48	Australia	1,661.0hours/year
49	Portugal	1,615.0hours/year
50	Japan	1,607.0hours/year
51	Slovenia	1,536.0hours/year
52	United Kingdom	1,532.0hours/year
53	Belgium	1,523.0hours/year
54	Finland	1,512.0hours/year
55	France	1,511.0hours/year
56	Switzerland	1,498.0hours/year
57	Luxembourg	1,496.0hours/year
58	Sweden	1,440.0hours/year
59	Netherlands	1,429.0hours/year
60	Iceland	1,410.0hours/year
61	Norway	1,384.0hours/year
62	Denmark	1,380.0hours/year
63	Croatia	1,349.0hours/year
64	Germany	1,341.0hours/year

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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from OECD (and national statistical offices via OECD/ILOSTAT where applicable) (2022).

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