Annual hours worked by country

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United States: 1,800 hours in 2025, 9th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 15th of all 45 with data.

Highest: Peru (2,263 hours, 2024) · Lowest: Germany (1,332 hours, 2025) · 45 countries and territories with data.

Average annual hours actually worked per worker. Comparisons between countries are approximate, because the share of part-time work and statistical methods differ.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Peru2,263 hours2024
2Colombia2,219 hours2024
3Mexico2,205 hours2025
4Costa Rica2,183 hours2025
5Croatia1,946 hours2025
6Chile1,912 hours2025
7Greece1,874 hours2025
8Russia1,874 hours2020
9Israel1,870 hours2025
10Cyprus1,851 hours2025
11Malta1,844 hours2025
12Romania1,836 hours2025
13South Korea1,833 hours2025
14Czechia1,824 hours2025
15United States1,800 hours2025
16Poland1,776 hours2025
17Portugal1,764 hours2025
18Türkiye1,732 hours2021
19New Zealand1,723 hours2025
20Italy1,716 hours2025
21Canada1,687 hours2025
22Lithuania1,673 hours2025
23Hungary1,671 hours2025
24Bulgaria1,641 hours2025
25Ireland1,639 hours2025
26Australia1,633 hours2025
27Spain1,633 hours2025
28Slovakia1,619 hours2025
29Estonia1,610 hours2025
30Slovenia1,599 hours2025
31Japan1,598 hours2025
32Latvia1,588 hours2025
33Belgium1,586 hours2025
34United Kingdom1,533 hours2025
35Switzerland1,512 hours2025
36France1,498 hours2025
37Finland1,492 hours2025
38Luxembourg1,459 hours2025
39Austria1,442 hours2025
40Netherlands1,436 hours2025
41Sweden1,421 hours2025
42Iceland1,421 hours2025
43Norway1,386 hours2025
44Denmark1,369 hours2025
45Germany1,332 hours2025

Source: OECD Data Explorer, Average annual hours actually worked per worker (OECD). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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