Share of employees working from home at least sometimes (2023)
Percent of employees who work from home at least sometimes in 2023, based on ILOSTAT modeled estimates—comparable across countries and regions.
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Key Insights
- •Work-from-home prevalence varies widely across countries, reflecting the share of teleworkable occupations and digital readiness.
- •High-income economies in Northern/Western Europe and North America tend to show much higher ‘any WFH’ shares than low-income countries.
- •Small island states and low-income agrarian economies typically show very low WFH shares because employment is concentrated in on-site work.
- •Even in countries with high WFH adoption, the measure does not imply most workers are remote full-time—hybrid arrangements dominate.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.6%)
About This Statistic
This statistic measures the share of employees who reported working from home at least sometimes in 2023. It captures the prevalence of telework/remote work arrangements in each country’s employed population, reflecting differences in job structure, digital infrastructure, commuting patterns, and labor-market regulation.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) compiles and harmonizes national labor force survey (LFS) data where available and produces modeled estimates to improve cross-country comparability and coverage. Because survey wording and measurement can vary, the values are best interpreted as a standardized, internationally comparable indicator of “any work from home” rather than a strict measure of full-time remote work.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 45.0% |
| 2 | Norway | 45.0% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 45.0% |
| 4 | Iceland | 40.0% |
| 5 | Sweden | 40.0% |
| 6 | Switzerland | 40.0% |
| 7 | United States of America | 40.0% |
| 8 | Denmark | 35.0% |
| 9 | Canada | 30.0% |
| 10 | Estonia | 30.0% |
| 11 | Finland | 30.0% |
| 12 | Australia | 28.0% |
| 13 | France | 25.0% |
| 14 | Germany | 25.0% |
| 15 | Israel | 25.0% |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 25.0% |
| 17 | New Zealand | 25.0% |
| 18 | Belgium | 25.0% |
| 19 | Taiwan, Province of China | 20.0% |
| 20 | Ireland | 20.0% |
| 21 | Singapore | 20.0% |
| 22 | Spain | 20.0% |
| 23 | Uruguay | 20.0% |
| 24 | Chile | 18.0% |
| 25 | Slovenia | 18.0% |
| 26 | Greece | 15.0% |
| 27 | Italy | 15.0% |
| 28 | Lithuania | 15.0% |
| 29 | Barbados | 15.0% |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 14.0% |
| 31 | Croatia | 14.0% |
| 32 | Angola | 14.0% |
| 33 | Cyprus | 12.0% |
| 34 | Georgia | 12.0% |
| 35 | South Korea | 12.0% |
| 36 | Latvia | 12.0% |
| 37 | Poland | 12.0% |
| 38 | Portugal | 12.0% |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 12.0% |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.0% |
| 41 | State of Palestine | 10.0% |
| 42 | Hungary | 10.0% |
| 43 | Japan | 10.0% |
| 44 | Qatar | 10.0% |
| 45 | Slovakia | 10.0% |
| 46 | Bangladesh | 10.0% |
| 47 | Brazil | 10.0% |
| 48 | Colombia | 9.0% |
| 49 | Czech Republic | 9.0% |
| 50 | Montenegro | 9.0% |
| 51 | Austria | 9.0% |
| 52 | Fiji | 8.0% |
| 53 | Kuwait | 8.0% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 8.0% |
| 55 | Romania | 8.0% |
| 56 | Ukraine | 8.0% |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 8.0% |
| 58 | Armenia | 7.5% |
| 59 | Ecuador | 7.0% |
| 60 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.0% |
| 61 | Panama | 7.0% |
| 62 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.0% |
| 63 | Belize | 7.0% |
| 64 | Belarus | 6.0% |
| 65 | People's Republic of China | 6.0% |
| 66 | India | 6.0% |
| 67 | Lebanon | 6.0% |
| 68 | Malaysia | 6.0% |
| 69 | Mexico | 6.0% |
| 70 | Morocco | 6.0% |
| 71 | Peru | 6.0% |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 6.0% |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 6.0% |
| 74 | Serbia | 6.0% |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.0% |
| 76 | Türkiye | 6.0% |
| 77 | Argentina | 6.0% |
| 78 | Bolivia | 6.0% |
| 79 | Algeria | 5.5% |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 5.0% |
| 81 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.0% |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 5.0% |
| 83 | Jordan | 5.0% |
| 84 | Mongolia | 5.0% |
| 85 | Oman | 5.0% |
| 86 | South Africa | 5.0% |
| 87 | Tunisia | 5.0% |
| 88 | Venezuela | 5.0% |
| 89 | Botswana | 4.5% |
| 90 | Cuba | 4.0% |
| 91 | Guatemala | 4.0% |
| 92 | Jamaica | 4.0% |
| 93 | Nepal | 4.0% |
| 94 | Bahrain | 4.0% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 3.5% |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 3.5% |
| 97 | Benin | 3.0% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 3.0% |
| 99 | Ghana | 3.0% |
| 100 | Honduras | 3.0% |
| 101 | Indonesia | 3.0% |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.0% |
| 103 | Libya | 3.0% |
| 104 | Paraguay | 3.0% |
| 105 | Philippines | 3.0% |
| 106 | Thailand | 3.0% |
| 107 | Nicaragua | 2.5% |
| 108 | Myanmar | 2.0% |
| 109 | Sri Lanka | 2.0% |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 2.0% |
| 111 | Guyana | 2.0% |
| 112 | Iraq | 2.0% |
| 113 | Kenya | 2.0% |
| 114 | Namibia | 2.0% |
| 115 | Pakistan | 2.0% |
| 116 | Vietnam | 2.0% |
| 117 | Egypt | 2.0% |
| 118 | Nigeria | 1.5% |
| 119 | Albania | 1.5% |
| 120 | Cambodia | 1.0% |
| 121 | Cameroon | 1.0% |
| 122 | Gabon | 1.0% |
| 123 | Haiti | 1.0% |
| 124 | Lesotho | 1.0% |
| 125 | Liberia | 1.0% |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 1.0% |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 1.0% |
| 128 | Suriname | 1.0% |
| 129 | Tajikistan | 1.0% |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | 1.0% |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 0.9% |
| 132 | Mozambique | 0.9% |
| 133 | Burundi | 0.8% |
| 134 | Cape Verde | 0.8% |
| 135 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.8% |
| 136 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.8% |
| 137 | Guinea | 0.8% |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.8% |
| 139 | Malawi | 0.8% |
| 140 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8% |
| 141 | Timor-Leste | 0.8% |
| 142 | Togo | 0.8% |
| 143 | Uganda | 0.8% |
| 144 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.8% |
| 145 | Zambia | 0.8% |
| 146 | Chad | 0.7% |
| 147 | Republic of the Congo | 0.7% |
| 148 | Djibouti | 0.7% |
| 149 | Madagascar | 0.7% |
| 150 | Mali | 0.7% |
| 151 | Mauritania | 0.7% |
| 152 | Niger | 0.7% |
| 153 | Rwanda | 0.7% |
| 154 | Senegal | 0.7% |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 0.7% |
| 156 | Comoros | 0.6% |
| 157 | Somalia | 0.6% |
| 158 | Sudan | 0.6% |
| 159 | Eritrea | 0.5% |
| 160 | South Sudan | 0.5% |
| 161 | Yemen | 0.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) (2023).
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