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Average Working Hours per Week

Average actual hours worked per employed person per week.

Lower is betterData: 2023Source: ILO / OECD
  1. 🥇
    de flag
    Germany27.0 h/wk
  2. 🥈
    nl flag
    Netherlands27.0 h/wk
  3. 🥉
    dk flag
    Denmark27.0 h/wk
  4. #4
    fr flag
    France30.0 h/wk
  5. #5
    no flag
    Norway30.0 h/wk
  6. #6
    be flag
    Belgium30.0 h/wk
  7. #7
    at flag
    Austria30.0 h/wk
  8. #8
    se flag
    Sweden31.0 h/wk
  9. #9
    fi flag
    Finland31.0 h/wk
  10. #10
    gb flag
    United Kingdom32.0 h/wk
  11. #11
    it flag
    Italy32.0 h/wk
  12. #12
    au flag
    Australia32.0 h/wk
  13. #13
    ch flag
    Switzerland32.0 h/wk
  14. #14
    ie flag
    Ireland32.0 h/wk
  15. #15
    ca flag
    Canada32.4 h/wk
  16. #16
    es flag
    Spain32.5 h/wk
  17. #17
    nz flag
    New Zealand33.0 h/wk
  18. #18
    cz flag
    Czech Republic34.0 h/wk
  19. #19
    pt flag
    Portugal36.0 h/wk
  20. #20
    us flag
    United States36.4 h/wk
  21. #21
    il flag
    Israel36.4 h/wk
  22. #22
    jp flag
    Japan36.6 h/wk
  23. #23
    ar flag
    Argentina36.6 h/wk
  24. #24
    ru flag
    Russia38.0 h/wk
  25. #25
    cl flag
    Chile38.0 h/wk
  26. #26
    hu flag
    Hungary38.0 h/wk
  27. #27
    kr flag
    South Korea38.4 h/wk
  28. #28
    br flag
    Brazil39.0 h/wk
  29. #29
    pl flag
    Poland39.0 h/wk
  30. #30
    gr flag
    Greece39.0 h/wk
  31. #31
    ng flag
    Nigeria39.0 h/wk
  32. #32
    ua flag
    Ukraine39.0 h/wk
  33. #33
    ro flag
    Romania39.0 h/wk
  34. #34
    ke flag
    Kenya39.0 h/wk
  35. #35
    vn flag
    Vietnam41.0 h/wk
  36. #36
    et flag
    Ethiopia41.0 h/wk
  37. #37
    ma flag
    Morocco41.0 h/wk
  38. #38
    pe flag
    Peru41.0 h/wk
  39. #39
    id flag
    Indonesia41.3 h/wk
  40. #40
    ph flag
    Philippines41.7 h/wk
  41. #41
    th flag
    Thailand42.0 h/wk
  42. #42
    sg flag
    Singapore42.0 h/wk
  43. #43
    my flag
    Malaysia42.4 h/wk
  44. #44
    za flag
    South Africa42.9 h/wk
  45. #45
    mx flag
    Mexico43.0 h/wk
  46. #46
    tr flag
    Turkey43.0 h/wk
  47. #47
    co flag
    Colombia44.0 h/wk
  48. #48
    ir flag
    Iran44.0 h/wk
  49. #49
    eg flag
    Egypt45.0 h/wk
  50. #50
    cn flag
    China46.1 h/wk
  51. #51
    pk flag
    Pakistan46.4 h/wk
  52. #52
    sa flag
    Saudi Arabia47.0 h/wk
  53. #53
    bd flag
    Bangladesh47.0 h/wk
  54. #54
    in flag
    India47.7 h/wk
  55. #55
    ae flag
    United Arab Emirates50.9 h/wk

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