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Weekly hours of work

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2000; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data14 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
38.4hours per worker
Median: 38.9hours per worker
Countries Covered
14
with available data
Highest
Switzerland
41.6hours per worker
Lowest
Netherlands
33.9hours per worker
Top 5 Countries
1Switzerland41.6hours per worker
2Australia40.6hours per worker
3United Kingdom40.5hours per worker
4United States of America40.3hours per worker
5Germany39.9hours per worker
By Region
Oceania40.6hours per worker(1 countries)
North America39.8hours per worker(2 countries)
Europe38.0hours per worker(11 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (33.9hours per worker)High (41.6hours per worker)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 38.4hours per worker)

Oceania (1)
North America (2)
Europe (11)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2000; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Switzerland41.6hours per worker
2Australia40.6hours per worker
3United Kingdom40.5hours per worker
4United States of America40.3hours per worker
5Germany39.9hours per worker
6Canada39.4hours per worker
7Ireland39.4hours per worker
8Denmark38.5hours per worker
9Italy38.4hours per worker
10Sweden37.7hours per worker
11Belgium36.9hours per worker
12France35.8hours per worker
13Spain35.5hours per worker
14Netherlands33.9hours per worker
Showing 14 of 14 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2000).

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