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 ** hours per week. Second came Vanuatu at nearly ** hours per week, with Micronesia following in third. On the other hand, Gambia had the highest average weekly working hours worldwide.

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.

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

Between 2011 and 2024, full-time employees in Iceland worked significantly more than people in the four other Nordic countries and in the EU. In 2024, Icelanders worked **** hours per week on average. Finns and Danes worked the fewest hours on average. Both Swedes and Icelanders worked more hours than the EU average.

Worldwide, Gambia was the country with the highest average weekly working hours per employee in 2021, with the most recent figure showing that an average employee in the West-African country worked more than ** hours per week. India followed closely behind, with Lesotho having the third highest average weekly working hours.

In October 2024, the average working week for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States was at 34.3 hours. This includes part-time workers. The data have been seasonally adjusted. Employed persons consist of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls. U.S. working week As in most industrialized countries, the standard work week in the United States begins on Monday and ends on Friday. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average workweek for all employees (including part-time) working in private industries in the United States amounted to about 34.5 hours in 2022. Over the course of one month, the U.S. workforce works about 3.9 billion hours in total.The average work week can differ heavily from industry to industry. An employee in the mining and logging industry worked about 45.5 hours a week in April 2023, while employees in private education and health services worked for an average of 33.4 hours per week.

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 dataset contains data on average usual weekly hours worked in the main job broken down by total employment, full-time employment and part-time employment. Actual hours of work, instead of usual hours of work, are only available in some countries (Mexico and Korea). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+ and total) .

Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.

In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at: OECD Ratification Dates.

CN: Hours Worked: Weekly Average data was reported at 48.500 Hour in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 47.100 Hour for Feb 2025. CN: Hours Worked: Weekly Average data is updated monthly, averaging 47.400 Hour from Jun 2017 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.100 Hour in Jan 2025 and a record low of 40.200 Hour in Feb 2020. CN: Hours Worked: Weekly Average data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Labour Market – Table CN.GB: Average Working Hours per Week.

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 (** hours) in the European Union. ***** worked the longest, nearly ** hours. Estonia, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, and Slovakia employees worked shorter than the EU average — below ** hours per week.

Korea Average Hour Worked Per Week data was reported at 42.000 Hour in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 41.700 Hour for Sep 2018. Korea Average Hour Worked Per Week data is updated monthly, averaging 50.150 Hour from Jul 1982 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 436 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.600 Hour in Jun 1988 and a record low of 30.900 Hour in Sep 2011. Korea Average Hour Worked Per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Korea. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.G029: Employment: By Hours Worked Per Week.

Vietnam Average Working Hour Per Week data was reported at 45.110 Hour in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.900 Hour for 2016. Vietnam Average Working Hour Per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 45.000 Hour from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 47.000 Hour in 2009 and a record low of 43.500 Hour in 2014. Vietnam Average Working Hour Per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by General Statistics Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Vietnam – Table VN.G045: Average Working Hour Per Week.

Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Employees data was reported at 34.300 Hour in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 33.400 Hour for Sep 2018. Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Employees data is updated monthly, averaging 33.300 Hour from Jan 1994 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 298 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 37.900 Hour in Sep 1999 and a record low of 16.400 Hour in Jul 2009. Sweden Hours Worked: Average: per Week: Employees 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.

Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data was reported at 49.880 Hour in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 52.700 Hour for 2007. Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data is updated yearly, averaging 51.290 Hour from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 52.700 Hour in 2007 and a record low of 49.880 Hour in 2016. Jordan JO: Average Working Hours of Children: Working Only: Aged 7-14: Hours per Week data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jordan – Table JO.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Average working hours of children working only refers to the average weekly working hours of those children who are involved in economic activity and not attending school.; ; Understanding Children's Work project based on data from ILO, UNICEF and the World Bank.; ;

Kosovo Average Hours Worked per Week: Individual data was reported at 41.300 Hour/Week in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 40.300 Hour/Week for Dec 2018. Kosovo Average Hours Worked per Week: Individual data is updated quarterly, averaging 44.000 Hour/Week from Mar 2016 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.000 Hour/Week in Sep 2017 and a record low of 37.900 Hour/Week in Mar 2017. Kosovo Average Hours Worked per Week: Individual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Kosovo Agency of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kosovo – Table KS.G015: Labour Force Survey: Average Work Hours per Week.

In 2024, the average number of hours worked per week by an employee in Bhutan was approximately 54.5 hours. Comparatively, the average number of hours worked weekly by an employee in Japan was approximately 31 hours per week in 2024.

Nepal Average Hours Worked per Week: Actual: Information & Communication data was reported at 43.000 Hour in 2018. Nepal Average Hours Worked per Week: Actual: Information & Communication data is updated yearly, averaging 43.000 Hour from Jun 2018 (Median) to 2018, with 1 observations. Nepal Average Hours Worked per Week: Actual: Information & Communication data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nepal – Table NP.G019: Nepal Labour Force Survey III: Average Hours Worked per Week: by Industry.

The following dataset presents the average weekly number of hours worked by women in selected countries (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia) in the years 1999 - 2016. The summary includes average weekly time worked in the main job, for women aged 15+. The estimates correspond to the declared amount. This includes part-time and full-time employment, as well as self-employment and caring for dependents. The data show that Poland is the country where women have the highest workload among the countries surveyed.

Average Weekly Hours in China remained unchanged at 48.50 Hours in June. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for China Average Weekly Hours.

In 2023, the hours worked by employees on the main job in Finland remained nearly unchanged at around 35.13 hours per week per person. Nevertheless, the hours worked has been subject to fluctuation over the observed period.Find more key insights for the hours worked by employees in countries like Denmark, Norway, and Iceland.