Weekly hours worked (ILO estimate) by country

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United States: 36.3 hours in 2025, 9th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 126th of all 186 with data.

Highest: Bhutan (54.7 hours, 2025) · Lowest: Yemen (23.6 hours, 2025) · 186 countries and territories with data.

Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. ILO modelled estimates, which allow comparison beyond OECD members. Countries with much part-time work show shorter hours.

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
1Bhutan54.7 hours2025
2Sudan50.8 hours2022
3Lesotho50.0 hours2025
4São Tomé and Príncipe49.0 hours2025
5Republic of the Congo48.9 hours2025
6Jordan48.5 hours2025
7United Arab Emirates48.3 hours2025
8Burkina Faso48.2 hours2025
9Liberia48.1 hours2025
10Pakistan47.6 hours2025
11Lebanon46.8 hours2023
12Bangladesh46.6 hours2025
13Mongolia46.5 hours2025
14Cabo Verde46.2 hours2025
15Cambodia46.2 hours2025
16Iran46.0 hours2025
17Maldives45.8 hours2025
18Kuwait45.8 hours2025
19India45.7 hours2025
20Senegal45.6 hours2025
21Macao45.6 hours2025
22Qatar45.2 hours2025
23Samoa45.1 hours2025
24Equatorial Guinea44.8 hours2025
25Brunei44.8 hours2025
26Singapore44.6 hours2025
27China44.6 hours2025
28Malaysia44.5 hours2025
29Zimbabwe44.4 hours2025
30Honduras44.2 hours2025
31Morocco44.2 hours2025
32Tunisia44.1 hours2025
33Egypt44.1 hours2025
34Oman44.1 hours2025
35Mali43.7 hours2025
36Jamaica43.4 hours2025
37Montenegro43.4 hours2025
38Guyana43.3 hours2025
39Botswana43.3 hours2025
40Algeria43.2 hours2025
41Hong Kong43.0 hours2025
42Sierra Leone43.0 hours2025
43Guinea-Bissau42.9 hours2025
44Angola42.9 hours2025
45El Salvador42.9 hours2025
46Türkiye42.7 hours2025
47Zambia42.5 hours2025
48Libya42.4 hours2025
49Colombia42.3 hours2025
50Cameroon42.3 hours2025
51Gabon42.3 hours2025
52Thailand42.1 hours2025
53Benin42.1 hours2025
54Namibia42.1 hours2025
55Costa Rica42.0 hours2025
56North Korea41.8 hours2025
57Vietnam41.8 hours2025
58Myanmar41.7 hours2025
59Uganda41.7 hours2025
60Laos41.5 hours2025
61Côte d'Ivoire41.5 hours2025
62Turkmenistan41.5 hours2025
63Haiti41.5 hours2025
64Guatemala41.4 hours2025
65Albania41.3 hours2025
66Paraguay41.3 hours2025
67Eswatini41.2 hours2025
68Nepal41.1 hours2025
69Mexico41.1 hours2025
70South Africa41.1 hours2025
71Tajikistan41.0 hours2025
72Burundi41.0 hours2025
73Uzbekistan41.0 hours2025
74Papua New Guinea40.8 hours2025
75Cuba40.8 hours2025
76Guinea40.8 hours2025
77Saudi Arabia40.8 hours2025
78Bosnia and Herzegovina40.7 hours2025
79St. Lucia40.3 hours2025
80Bahrain40.2 hours2025
81Suriname40.1 hours2025
82Tanzania40.1 hours2025
83Belize40.0 hours2025
84St. Vincent and the Grenadines40.0 hours2025
85Niger40.0 hours2025
86Central African Republic39.9 hours2025
87Eritrea39.8 hours2025
88Philippines39.8 hours2025
89West Bank and Gaza39.7 hours2022
90Mauritania39.5 hours2025
91Nigeria39.5 hours2025
92Sri Lanka39.5 hours2025
93Ukraine39.1 hours2021
94Dominican Republic39.1 hours2025
95Kenya38.9 hours2025
96Romania38.5 hours2025
97Kyrgyzstan38.5 hours2025
98Puerto Rico38.3 hours2025
99Trinidad and Tobago38.3 hours2025
100Greece38.3 hours2025
101Mauritius38.2 hours2025
102Venezuela38.2 hours2025
103Armenia38.2 hours2025
104Russia38.2 hours2025
105Brazil38.0 hours2025
106Guam37.9 hours2025
107Kazakhstan37.9 hours2025
108Peru37.9 hours2025
109Bolivia37.9 hours2025
110Togo37.9 hours2025
111Gambia37.9 hours2025
112Bulgaria37.6 hours2025
113South Sudan37.6 hours2023
114Indonesia37.6 hours2025
115Georgia37.5 hours2025
116Comoros37.4 hours2025
117Moldova37.3 hours2025
118South Korea37.3 hours2025
119Serbia37.2 hours2025
120North Macedonia37.2 hours2025
121Ecuador37.1 hours2025
122Fiji37.1 hours2025
123Bahamas36.6 hours2025
124Chile36.4 hours2025
125Poland36.3 hours2025
126United States36.3 hours2025
127Belarus36.0 hours2025
128Panama36.0 hours2025
129DR Congo35.9 hours2025
130Nicaragua35.9 hours2025
131U.S. Virgin Islands35.8 hours2025
132Afghanistan35.6 hours2025
133Cyprus35.4 hours2025
134Lithuania35.4 hours2025
135New Caledonia35.3 hours2025
136French Polynesia35.3 hours2025
137Latvia35.0 hours2025
138Israel35.0 hours2025
139Solomon Islands34.9 hours2025
140Argentina34.9 hours2025
141Hungary34.8 hours2025
142Madagascar34.8 hours2025
143Switzerland34.6 hours2025
144Czechia34.5 hours2025
145Barbados34.5 hours2025
146Azerbaijan34.5 hours2025
147Italy33.9 hours2025
148Slovakia33.9 hours2025
149Croatia33.9 hours2025
150Malta33.8 hours2025
151Uruguay33.7 hours2025
152Timor-Leste33.6 hours2025
153New Zealand33.5 hours2025
154Portugal33.5 hours2025
155Slovenia33.3 hours2025
156Ghana32.7 hours2025
157Mozambique32.5 hours2025
158Iceland32.4 hours2025
159Luxembourg32.1 hours2025
160Spain31.9 hours2025
161Canada31.9 hours2025
162Estonia31.6 hours2025
163Belgium31.4 hours2025
164Australia31.3 hours2025
165United Kingdom31.2 hours2025
166Ethiopia31.1 hours2025
167Japan31.1 hours2025
168France30.9 hours2025
169Djibouti30.8 hours2025
170Malawi30.8 hours2025
171Tonga30.7 hours2025
172Chad30.6 hours2025
173Somalia30.5 hours2025
174Ireland30.4 hours2025
175Iraq30.3 hours2025
176Germany29.7 hours2025
177Rwanda29.3 hours2025
178Sweden29.2 hours2025
179Austria29.1 hours2025
180Finland29.1 hours2025
181Denmark28.9 hours2025
182Syria28.5 hours2025
183Vanuatu28.3 hours2025
184Norway26.6 hours2025
185Netherlands26.6 hours2025
186Yemen23.6 hours2025

Source: International Labour Organization. ILOSTAT database, ILO modelled estimates (ilostat.ilo.org/data). License: free to use with attribution. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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