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⚠️ Unconfirmedeconomic2023

Average annual hours worked per worker (employees), 2023

Average number of hours actually worked per worker in 2023, from ILO modeled estimates. Compare work intensity across 190+ economies.

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO)•177 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
1,944.1hours/year
Median: 2,060.0hours/year
Countries Covered
177
with available data
Highest
India
2,230.0hours/year
Lowest
Germany
1,340.0hours/year
Top 5 Countries
1India2,230.0hours/year
2Ethiopia2,220.0hours/year
3Pakistan2,220.0hours/year
4Bangladesh2,200.0hours/year
5Bhutan2,160.0hours/year
By Region
Africa2,076.7hours/year(9 countries)
Asia2,050.4hours/year(26 countries)
Other2,026.2hours/year(97 countries)
North America1,882.5hours/year(4 countries)
South America1,801.4hours/year(7 countries)
Key Findings
  • •Countries with extensive part-time work and longer paid leave generally show lower annual hours.
  • •Many low- and middle-income economies cluster at higher hours, consistent with fewer leave entitlements and higher informality.
  • •Modeled hours-worked offers a useful ‘work intensity’ lens that complements employment rates and wages.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,220.0hours/year)High (2,380.0hours/year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,944.1hours/year)

Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Other (97)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the average number of hours actually worked during the year per employed person (employees), capturing differences in work intensity across countries. It reflects both typical weekly hours and how many weeks people work, incorporating paid overtime, unpaid extra hours, and time actually spent working (not just contracted hours).

The International Labour Organization (ILO) provides modeled estimates to improve cross‑country comparability, especially where labor force surveys are incomplete or infrequent. Higher values often relate to longer typical workweeks, lower paid leave coverage, higher informality, and fewer part‑time arrangements; lower values can reflect more part‑time work, longer paid leave, or stronger working‑time regulations.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India2,230.0hours/year
2Ethiopia2,220.0hours/year
3Pakistan2,220.0hours/year
4Bangladesh2,200.0hours/year
5Bhutan2,160.0hours/year
6Myanmar2,140.0hours/year
7Burundi2,140.0hours/year
8Chad2,140.0hours/year
9Eritrea2,140.0hours/year
10Djibouti2,140.0hours/year
11Gabon2,140.0hours/year
12Guinea2,140.0hours/year
13Haiti2,140.0hours/year
14Indonesia2,140.0hours/year
15Iraq2,140.0hours/year
16Kenya2,140.0hours/year
17Kuwait2,140.0hours/year
18Lao People's Democratic Republic2,140.0hours/year
19Liberia2,140.0hours/year
20Libya2,140.0hours/year
21Madagascar2,140.0hours/year
22Malawi2,140.0hours/year
23Mali2,140.0hours/year
24Mauritania2,140.0hours/year
25Mozambique2,140.0hours/year
26Oman2,140.0hours/year
27Nepal2,140.0hours/year
28Vanuatu2,140.0hours/year
29Niger2,140.0hours/year
30Nigeria2,140.0hours/year
31Papua New Guinea2,140.0hours/year
32Philippines2,140.0hours/year
33Guinea-Bissau2,140.0hours/year
34Timor-Leste2,140.0hours/year
35Qatar2,140.0hours/year
36Rwanda2,140.0hours/year
37Saudi Arabia2,140.0hours/year
38Senegal2,140.0hours/year
39Sierra Leone2,140.0hours/year
40Vietnam2,140.0hours/year
41Somalia2,140.0hours/year
42South Sudan2,140.0hours/year
43Sudan2,140.0hours/year
44Suriname2,140.0hours/year
45Eswatini2,140.0hours/year
46Tajikistan2,140.0hours/year
47Thailand2,140.0hours/year
48Togo2,140.0hours/year
49United Arab Emirates2,140.0hours/year
50Uganda2,140.0hours/year
51Egypt2,140.0hours/year
52United Republic of Tanzania2,140.0hours/year
53Burkina Faso2,140.0hours/year
54Uzbekistan2,140.0hours/year
55Yemen2,140.0hours/year
56Zambia2,140.0hours/year
57Barbados2,140.0hours/year
58Bermuda2,140.0hours/year
59Comoros2,120.0hours/year
60Mexico2,120.0hours/year
61Cambodia2,100.0hours/year
62Central African Republic2,100.0hours/year
63Cape Verde2,060.0hours/year
64Republic of The Gambia2,060.0hours/year
65Ghana2,060.0hours/year
66Guyana2,060.0hours/year
67Cote d'Ivoire2,060.0hours/year
68Jordan2,060.0hours/year
69Lesotho2,060.0hours/year
70Malaysia2,060.0hours/year
71Maldives2,060.0hours/year
72Malta2,060.0hours/year
73Morocco2,060.0hours/year
74Namibia2,060.0hours/year
75New Caledonia2,060.0hours/year
76Panama2,060.0hours/year
77Paraguay2,060.0hours/year
78Seychelles2,060.0hours/year
79Singapore2,060.0hours/year
80South Africa2,060.0hours/year
81Zimbabwe2,060.0hours/year
82Tunisia2,060.0hours/year
83Turkmenistan2,060.0hours/year
84Venezuela2,060.0hours/year
85Samoa2,060.0hours/year
86Albania2,060.0hours/year
87Bahrain2,060.0hours/year
88Botswana2,060.0hours/year
89Belize2,060.0hours/year
90Solomon Islands2,050.0hours/year
91Sri Lanka2,030.0hours/year
92People's Republic of China2,010.0hours/year
93Lebanon2,000.0hours/year
94Dominican Republic1,990.0hours/year
95Angola1,990.0hours/year
96El Salvador1,980.0hours/year
97Guatemala1,980.0hours/year
98Honduras1,980.0hours/year
99Islamic Republic of Iran1,980.0hours/year
100Mongolia1,980.0hours/year
101Nicaragua1,980.0hours/year
102Afghanistan1,980.0hours/year
103Armenia1,980.0hours/year
104Kazakhstan1,960.0hours/year
105Colombia1,950.0hours/year
106Belarus1,920.0hours/year
107Bulgaria1,900.0hours/year
108Dominica1,900.0hours/year
109Jamaica1,900.0hours/year
110South Korea1,900.0hours/year
111Kyrgyzstan1,900.0hours/year
112Mauritius1,900.0hours/year
113Peru1,900.0hours/year
114Russian Federation1,900.0hours/year
115Trinidad and Tobago1,900.0hours/year
116Türkiye1,900.0hours/year
117Bolivia1,900.0hours/year
118Brunei Darussalam1,900.0hours/year
119Algeria1,880.0hours/year
120Costa Rica1,860.0hours/year
121Ecuador1,860.0hours/year
122Israel1,860.0hours/year
123Bosnia and Herzegovina1,820.0hours/year
124Democratic Republic of the Congo1,800.0hours/year
125United States of America1,790.0hours/year
126Cayman Islands1,780.0hours/year
127Cuba1,780.0hours/year
128Brazil1,780.0hours/year
129Hungary1,770.0hours/year
130Chile1,760.0hours/year
131Taiwan, Province of China1,760.0hours/year
132Cyprus1,760.0hours/year
133Czech Republic1,760.0hours/year
134Estonia1,760.0hours/year
135Georgia1,760.0hours/year
136Latvia1,760.0hours/year
137Moldova, Republic of1,760.0hours/year
138Montenegro1,760.0hours/year
139Country 5321,760.0hours/year
140Poland1,760.0hours/year
141Romania1,760.0hours/year
142Serbia1,760.0hours/year
143Slovakia1,760.0hours/year
144Ukraine1,760.0hours/year
145The Republic of North Macedonia1,760.0hours/year
146Uruguay1,760.0hours/year
147New Zealand1,750.0hours/year
148Fiji1,740.0hours/year
149Lithuania1,740.0hours/year
150Greece1,720.0hours/year
151Austria1,720.0hours/year
152Italy1,710.0hours/year
153Cameroon1,700.0hours/year
154Australia1,680.0hours/year
155Benin1,660.0hours/year
156Faroe Islands1,650.0hours/year
157Bahamas1,650.0hours/year
158Canada1,640.0hours/year
159Portugal1,640.0hours/year
160Slovenia1,640.0hours/year
161Spain1,630.0hours/year
162Croatia1,600.0hours/year
163Ireland1,600.0hours/year
164Japan1,600.0hours/year
165Argentina1,600.0hours/year
166Belgium1,550.0hours/year
167Finland1,540.0hours/year
168United Kingdom1,530.0hours/year
169Switzerland1,500.0hours/year
170France1,490.0hours/year
171Luxembourg1,490.0hours/year
172Sweden1,460.0hours/year
173Netherlands1,430.0hours/year
174Denmark1,410.0hours/year
175Norway1,380.0hours/year
176Iceland1,360.0hours/year
177Germany1,340.0hours/year
Showing 177 of 177 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILO) (2023).

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