In 2024, the average number of working hours recorded by employees in Japan was about ***** hours per month. The average working hours reached a record low of around *** hours in 2020.

In July 2025, surveyed employees of enterprises in China worked an average of **** hours per week. During 2024, the average weekly working hours of surveyed people employed in Chinese enterprises amounted to around 48.7 hours on average.

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In 2024, male employees worked an average of ***** hours per month, while female employees worked ***** hours. The working hours of South Korean employees have steadily decreased over the past few years, but they remain among the highest among the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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The ordinary weekly working hours in Sweden are stated to equal 40 hours. However, the actual average reported weekly working hours was around 30 hours per week during the period from 2012 to 2022. In 2022, an actual working week amounted to 30 hours on average for both part-time and full-time employees.

Highest number of weekly working hours among self-employed

The highest actual average weekly working hours in 2023 were among self-employed, who worked 32.3 hours per week. Around 514,000 people in Sweden are self-employed, and the highest number of them were between 45 and 54 years old.

 25 to 54-year old worked the most hours

The lowest number of actual average working hours per week was among the youngest in the working population, aged 15 to 24 years. They worked on average 25.4 hours per week. The highest actual working hours were among 25 to 54-year old people, who worked on average 31 hours per week.

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This statistic displays the average annual working hours in the Netherlands in 2022, by age. As of 2022, employees between 30 and 34 years of age on average worked the highest amount of hours per job. Employees between 30 and 34 years worked over 1,507 hours per job on average, whereas employees aged 75 or older worked roughly 717 hours per job per year. However, employees who were 75 or older worked the most hours per working year in 2022.

Average usual hours and wages of employees (full- and part-time) by age group, gender, union coverage, job permanency, and National Occupational Classification (NOC). Data are presented for 24 months earlier, 12 months earlier and current month, as well as 24-month and year-over-year level change and percentage change, last 5 months.

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Graph and download economic data for Average Hours of Work Per Week, Class I Railroad Employees, Train and Engine Service for United States (M08036USM065NNBR) from Jul 1921 to Jun 1943 about engineering, railroad, hours, services, employment, and USA.

AMHW: >30 E: CO: NS: Education, Learning Support data was reported at 11.700 Hour in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.200 Hour for Sep 2018. AMHW: >30 E: CO: NS: Education, Learning Support data is updated monthly, averaging 7.100 Hour from Jan 2005 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 166 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.900 Hour in May 2018 and a record low of 2.700 Hour in Aug 2005. AMHW: >30 E: CO: NS: Education, Learning Support data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.G042: Monthly Labour Survey: Average Monthly Hours Worked.

Hours Worked: PE: Arts, Sports & Recreational: 5 & Above data was reported at 160.600 Hour in Jan 2020. Hours Worked: PE: Arts, Sports & Recreational: 5 & Above data is updated monthly, averaging 160.600 Hour from Jan 2020 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 1 observations. Hours Worked: PE: Arts, Sports & Recreational: 5 & Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Labour. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.G053: Monthly Average Hours Worked: by Industry and Size of Enterprise: KSIC 10th Revision.

In the fiscal year 2023, the average number of scheduled workhours per month by employees in the lodging industry in Japan amounted to ***** hours in case of men and ***** hours in case of women. Men employed in the lodging industry worked significantly longer than women, showing that part-time working was more common among women than among men.