In the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average Colombian worker put in the most hours in 2022, with 2,400 hours, or 46.3 hours per week. German workers spent the least amount of time on the job, with 1,340 hours on average that year, equal to 25.8 hours per week.

Kiribati in the Pacific was the country with the lowest average weekly working hours per employee in 2022, with the most recent value showing that the population of Kiribati worked on average less than 28 hours per week. Second came Vanuatu at nearly 29 hours per week, with Micronesia following in third. On the other hand, Gambia had the highest average weekly working hours worldwide.

In 2020, the average number of hours worked by an employee in Mongolia was approximately 46.8 hours per week. Comparatively, the average number of hours worked by an employee in Australia was approximately 32.3 hours per week in 2020.

Mexico Average Hours Worked per Person Employed: Index: Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities, Administrative and Support Service Activities data was reported at 97.190 2015=100 in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 97.660 2015=100 for 2022. Mexico Average Hours Worked per Person Employed: Index: Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities, Administrative and Support Service Activities data is updated yearly, averaging 99.620 2015=100 from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2023, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 101.440 2015=100 in 2005 and a record low of 97.190 2015=100 in 2023. Mexico Average Hours Worked per Person Employed: Index: Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities, Administrative and Support Service Activities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.OECD.PDB: Hours Worked: by Industry: OECD Member: Annual.

Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Total Employment data was reported at 34.700 Hour in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 33.900 Hour for Sep 2018. Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Total Employment data is updated monthly, averaging 34.000 Hour from Jan 1994 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 298 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 39.000 Hour in Sep 1999 and a record low of 17.400 Hour in Jul 2009. Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Sweden. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sweden – Table SE.G037: Hours Worked and Average Hours Worked per Week.

Turkey: Average hours worked per year: The latest value from 2021 is 1732 hours, an increase from 1572 hours in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 1662.06 hours, based on data from 40 countries. Historically, the average for Turkey from 1970 to 2021 is 1901.17 hours. The minimum value, 1572 hours, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 2086 hours was recorded in 1970.

In 2023, employees in most Central and Eastern European countries worked longer than the average weekly number of hours at the main full-time job (39 hours) in the European Union. Serbs worked the longest, nearly 43 hours. Estonia, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia employees worked shorter than the EU average — below 39 hours per week.

Chile Average Hours Worked data was reported at 176.300 Hour/Month in Apr 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 175.230 Hour/Month for Mar 2019. Chile Average Hours Worked data is updated monthly, averaging 178.790 Hour/Month from Jan 2016 (Median) to Apr 2019, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 181.160 Hour/Month in Oct 2016 and a record low of 175.230 Hour/Month in Mar 2019. Chile Average Hours Worked data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G038: Average Hours Worked per Month.

This dataset provides values for AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

This statistic shows the average usual weekly hours worked in a main job in Europe in 2015, by country. Belgium had the highest amount of weekly hours worked at 23.9 hours, whereas Portugal had the lowest, with an average of 16.6 hours in a part-time working week.

The objective of this four-year statistic is to know the working conditions of the Basque salaried population, including the situation of those engaged in caring for people in a situation of dependency and domestic work, and that of the autonomous population with characteristics similar to those of the wage earner. More information on the https://www.euskadi.eus/informacion/encuesta-de-condiciones-de-trabajo-ect/web01-s2lanju/es/ departmental statistical portal.

This dataset provides values for AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Jordan Avg Work Hours per Employee: Craft and Related Trade Workers data was reported at 215.000 Hour in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 211.000 Hour for 2015. Jordan Avg Work Hours per Employee: Craft and Related Trade Workers data is updated yearly, averaging 251.000 Hour from Oct 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 262.000 Hour in 2005 and a record low of 211.000 Hour in 2015. Jordan Avg Work Hours per Employee: Craft and Related Trade Workers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.G021: Average Work Hours per Employee.

Zambia Average Weekly Hours Worked: Manufacturing data was reported at 39.100 Hour in 2017. Zambia Average Weekly Hours Worked: Manufacturing data is updated yearly, averaging 39.100 Hour from Dec 2017 (Median) to 2017, with 1 observations. Zambia Average Weekly Hours Worked: Manufacturing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Zambia – Table ZM.G034: Average Weekly Hours Worked: by Sector.

The average for 2023 based on 2 countries was 2084.28 hours. The highest value was in Mexico: 2206.63 hours and the lowest value was in Chile: 1961.92 hours. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Chile Average Hours Worked (AH): excl 0 hours worked data was reported at 40.313 Hour/Week in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.314 Hour/Week for Nov 2018. Chile Average Hours Worked (AH): excl 0 hours worked data is updated monthly, averaging 39.309 Hour/Week from Jul 2018 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.313 Hour/Week in Dec 2018 and a record low of 38.830 Hour/Week in Sep 2018. Chile Average Hours Worked (AH): excl 0 hours worked data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G024: Average Hours Worked.

This paper builds a new internationally comparable database of hours worked to measure how hours vary with income across and within countries. We document that average hours worked per adult are substantially higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries. The pattern of decreasing hours with aggregate income holds for both men and women, for adults of all ages and education levels, and along both the extensive and intensive margin. Within countries, hours worked per worker are also decreasing in the individual wage for most countries, though in the richest countries, hours worked are flat or increasing in the wage. One implication of our findings is that aggregate productivity and welfare differences across countries are larger than currently thought.

In December 2024, surveyed employees of enterprises in China worked an average of 49 hours per week. During 2023, the average weekly working hours of surveyed people employed in Chinese enterprises amounted to around 48.6 hours on average.

This statistic shows the average usual weekly hours worked in a main job in European countries in 2015, by gender. Iceland had the highest amount of weekly hours worked for both genders, averaging at 47.4 hours for men and 41.7 for women. Iceland also had the largest difference between genders and full-time weekly work hours, a difference of 5.7 hours per week.

Average Weekly Hours in China decreased to 47.10 Hours in February from 49.10 Hours in January of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Average Weekly Hours.