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Average annual hours worked per worker (total actual hours worked per employed person)

Name: Average annual hours worked per worker (total actual hours worked per employed person)
Creator: OECD (with ILOSTAT harmonisation for non-OECD where applicable)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, work, labour-market, productivity, working-time, overtime, leave, employment

Average annual hours worked per worker in 2023, comparing how much time people spend at work across countries (OECD/ILOSTAT).

Source: OECD (with ILOSTAT harmonisation for non-OECD where applicable)•65 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

1,793.0hours/year

Median: 1,839.0hours/year

Countries Covered

65

with available data

Highest

Mexico

2,252.0hours/year

Lowest

Syrian Arab Republic

0.0hours/year

Top 5 Countries

1Mexico2,252.0hours/year

2People's Republic of China2,209.0hours/year

3Singapore2,203.0hours/year

4Colombia2,171.0hours/year

5Egypt2,140.0hours/year

By Region

Asia2,028.2hours/year(13 countries)

Africa1,998.1hours/year(7 countries)

South America1,918.3hours/year(3 countries)

North America1,912.3hours/year(3 countries)

Other1,770.8hours/year(11 countries)

Key Findings

•Working time varies dramatically across countries, reflecting policy, productivity, and labour-market structure.
•High-hours countries are often those with lower prevalence of part-time work and/or different leave norms.
•Low-hours countries can still be high-income, highlighting the role of productivity and institutional factors.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (1,349.0hours/year)High (2,209.0hours/year)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,793.0hours/year)

Asia (13)

Africa (7)

South America (3)

North America (3)

Other (11)

Oceania (2)

Europe (26)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the average number of hours actually worked in a year by each employed person (employees and self‑employed). It reflects differences in full‑time/part‑time work, paid leave, holidays, overtime, and the structure of each economy.

It’s a surprisingly revealing “lifestyle and labor-market” indicator: some countries achieve high output with fewer hours (often tied to productivity and leave policies), while others rely on longer working time. Cross-country comparisons should be read alongside employment rates, part-time prevalence, informality, and sector mix (e.g., agriculture vs services).

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Mexico	2,252.0hours/year
2	People's Republic of China	2,209.0hours/year
3	Singapore	2,203.0hours/year
4	Colombia	2,171.0hours/year
5	Egypt	2,140.0hours/year
6	Vietnam	2,126.0hours/year
7	Mongolia	2,107.0hours/year
8	India	2,105.0hours/year
9	Thailand	2,101.0hours/year
10	United Arab Emirates	2,099.0hours/year
11	Philippines	2,077.0hours/year
12	Kenya	2,068.0hours/year
13	United Republic of Tanzania	2,062.0hours/year
14	Rwanda	2,055.0hours/year
15	Indonesia	2,054.0hours/year
16	Islamic Republic of Iran	2,041.0hours/year
17	Morocco	2,003.0hours/year
18	Romania	1,994.0hours/year
19	Ethiopia	1,990.0hours/year
20	Iraq	1,987.0hours/year
21	South Africa	1,981.0hours/year
22	Russian Federation	1,975.0hours/year
23	Malawi	1,945.0hours/year
24	Venezuela	1,944.0hours/year
25	Tunisia	1,916.0hours/year
26	Senegal	1,910.0hours/year
27	Nigeria	1,907.0hours/year
28	Algeria	1,898.0hours/year
29	Greece	1,886.0hours/year
30	Israel	1,883.0hours/year
31	Türkiye	1,881.0hours/year
32	South Korea	1,874.0hours/year
33	Uruguay	1,839.0hours/year
34	Poland	1,831.0hours/year
35	United States of America	1,799.0hours/year
36	Czech Republic	1,766.0hours/year
37	Australia	1,761.0hours/year
38	Slovakia	1,751.0hours/year
39	Chile	1,745.0hours/year
40	Portugal	1,731.0hours/year
41	Hungary	1,726.0hours/year
42	New Zealand	1,720.0hours/year
43	Italy	1,712.0hours/year
44	Spain	1,689.0hours/year
45	Canada	1,686.0hours/year
46	Costa Rica	1,684.0hours/year
47	Ireland	1,664.0hours/year
48	Latvia	1,649.0hours/year
49	Lithuania	1,642.0hours/year
50	Japan	1,607.0hours/year
51	Slovenia	1,602.0hours/year
52	Finland	1,536.0hours/year
53	United Kingdom	1,532.0hours/year
54	Belgium	1,523.0hours/year
55	Switzerland	1,517.0hours/year
56	France	1,511.0hours/year
57	Austria	1,508.0hours/year
58	Luxembourg	1,506.0hours/year
59	Iceland	1,463.0hours/year
60	Sweden	1,448.0hours/year
61	Netherlands	1,437.0hours/year
62	Norway	1,384.0hours/year
63	Denmark	1,380.0hours/year
64	Germany	1,349.0hours/year
65	Syrian Arab Republic	0.0hours/year

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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from OECD (with ILOSTAT harmonisation for non-OECD where applicable) (2023).

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