Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person

181 countries, 2025. Unit: hours per week.

First in the ranking
54.7 h
Bhutan
Median country
38.9 h
half above, half below
World
40.9 h
ILO aggregate
Range
23.6 to 54.7
Yemen - Bhutan

How to read it

Across 181 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Bhutan (54.7 h) and the lowest in Yemen (23.6 h).

The median country is at 38.9 h: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 42.6 h in 2005 to 40.9 h in 2025.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Weekly hours worked over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Bhutan54.7Asia
2Lesotho50.0Africa
3São Tomé and Principe49.0Africa
4Republic of the Congo48.9Africa
5Jordan48.5Asia
6United Arab Emirates48.3Asia
7Burkina Faso48.2Africa
8Liberia48.1Africa
9Pakistan47.6Asia
10Bangladesh46.6Asia
11Mongolia46.5Asia
12Cabo Verde46.2Africa
13Cambodia46.2Asia
14Iran46.0Asia
15Maldives45.8Asia
16Kuwait45.8Asia
17India45.7Asia
18Senegal45.7Africa
19Macao45.6Asia
20Qatar45.2Asia
21Samoa45.1Oceania
22Equatorial Guinea44.8Africa
23Brunei44.8Asia
24Singapore44.6Asia
25China44.6Asia
26Malaysia44.5Asia
27Zimbabwe44.4Africa
28Honduras44.2North America
29Morocco44.2Africa
30Tunisia44.1Africa
31Egypt44.1Africa
32Oman44.1Asia
33Mali43.7Africa
34Jamaica43.4North America
35Montenegro43.4Europe
36Guyana43.3South America
37Botswana43.3Africa
38Algeria43.2Africa
39Hong Kong43.0Asia
40Sierra Leone43.0Africa
41Guinea-Bissau42.9Africa
42Angola42.9Africa
43El Salvador42.9North America
44Türkiye42.7Asia
45Zambia42.5Africa
46Libya42.4Africa
47Colombia42.3South America
48Cameroon42.3Africa
49Gabon42.3Africa
50Thailand42.1Asia
51Benin42.1Africa
52Namibia42.1Africa
53Costa Rica42.0North America
54North Korea41.8Asia
55Vietnam41.8Asia
56Myanmar41.7Asia
57Uganda41.7Africa
58Laos41.5Asia
59Côte d'Ivoire41.5Africa
60Turkmenistan41.5Asia
61Haiti41.5North America
62Guatemala41.4North America
63Albania41.3Europe
64Paraguay41.3South America
65Eswatini41.2Africa
66Nepal41.1Asia
67Mexico41.1North America
68South Africa41.1Africa
69Tajikistan41.0Asia
70Burundi41.0Africa
71Uzbekistan41.0Asia
72Papua New Guinea40.8Oceania
73Cuba40.8North America
74Guinea40.8Africa
75Saudi Arabia40.8Asia
76Bosnia and Herzegovina40.7Europe
77Saint Lucia40.3North America
78Bahrain40.2Asia
79Suriname40.1South America
80Tanzania40.1Africa
81Belize40.0North America
82Saint Vincent and the Grenadines40.0North America
83Niger40.0Africa
84Central African Republic39.9Africa
85Eritrea39.8Africa
86Philippines39.8Asia
87Mauritania39.5Africa
88Nigeria39.5Africa
89Sri Lanka39.5Asia
90Dominican Republic39.1North America
91Kenya38.9Africa
92Romania38.5Europe
93Kyrgyzstan38.5Asia
94Puerto Rico38.3North America
95Trinidad and Tobago38.3North America
96Greece38.3Europe
97Mauritius38.2Africa
98Venezuela38.2South America
99Armenia38.2Asia
100Russia38.2Europe
101Brazil38.0South America
102Guam37.9Oceania
103Kazakhstan37.9Asia
104Peru37.9South America
105Bolivia37.9South America
106Togo37.9Africa
107The Gambia37.9Africa
108Bulgaria37.6Europe
109Indonesia37.6Asia
110Georgia37.5Asia
111Comoros37.4Africa
112Moldova37.3Europe
113South Korea37.3Asia
114Serbia37.2Europe
115North Macedonia37.2Europe
116Ecuador37.1South America
117Fiji37.1Oceania
118Bahamas36.6North America
119Chile36.4South America
120Poland36.3Europe
121United States36.3North America
122Belarus36.0Europe
123Panama36.0North America
124Democratic Republic of the Congo35.9Africa
125Nicaragua35.9North America
126United States Virgin Islands35.8North America
127Afghanistan35.6Asia
128Cyprus35.4Asia
129Lithuania35.4Europe
130New Caledonia35.3Oceania
131French Polynesia35.3Oceania
132Latvia35.0Europe
133Israel35.0Asia
134Solomon Islands34.9Oceania
135Argentina34.9South America
136Hungary34.8Europe
137Madagascar34.8Africa
138Switzerland34.6Europe
139Czechia34.5Europe
140Barbados34.5North America
141Azerbaijan34.5Asia
142Italy33.9Europe
143Slovakia33.9Europe
144Croatia33.9Europe
145Malta33.8Europe
146Uruguay33.7South America
147Timor-Leste33.6Asia
148New Zealand33.5Oceania
149Portugal33.5Europe
150Slovenia33.3Europe
151Ghana32.7Africa
152Mozambique32.5Africa
153Iceland32.4Europe
154Luxembourg32.1Europe
155Spain32.0Europe
156Canada31.9North America
157Estonia31.6Europe
158Belgium31.4Europe
159Australia31.3Oceania
160United Kingdom31.2Europe
161Ethiopia31.1Africa
162Japan31.1Asia
163France30.9Europe
164Djibouti30.8Africa
165Malawi30.8Africa
166Tonga30.7Oceania
167Chad30.6Africa
168Somalia30.5Africa
169Ireland30.5Europe
170Iraq30.3Asia
171Germany29.7Europe
172Rwanda29.3Africa
173Sweden29.2Europe
174Austria29.2Europe
175Finland29.1Europe
176Denmark28.9Europe
177Syria28.5Asia
178Vanuatu28.3Oceania
179Norway26.6Europe
180Netherlands26.6Europe
181Yemen23.6Asia
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2015-2025

% change · 181 countries

Largest increase

  1. Uganda 29.1 → 41.7 +43%
  2. Senegal 36.3 → 45.7 +26%
  3. Zimbabwe 36.7 → 44.4 +21%
  4. Honduras 37.9 → 44.2 +17%
  5. Mozambique 28.6 → 32.5 +14%

Largest decrease

  1. Yemen 32.9 → 23.6 −28%
  2. Myanmar 50.2 → 41.7 −17%
  3. Syria 33.4 → 28.5 −15%
  4. South Korea 43.3 → 37.3 −14%
  5. Bolivia 42.8 → 37.9 −12%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Weekly hours worked - continent medians

h

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

33 35 38 40 43 45 2005 Africa: 39.53 Asia: 43.55 Europe: 36.88 North America: 39.63 South America: 40.43 Oceania: 35.76 2006 Africa: 39.63 Asia: 43.66 Europe: 36.75 North America: 39.59 South America: 40.4 Oceania: 35.67 2007 Africa: 39.7 Asia: 43.87 Europe: 36.59 North America: 40.27 South America: 40.18 Oceania: 35.48 2008 Africa: 39.73 Asia: 43.81 Europe: 36.97 North America: 39.78 South America: 40.1 Oceania: 35.45 2009 Africa: 39.78 Asia: 43.76 Europe: 35.72 North America: 39.92 South America: 40.01 Oceania: 35.21 2010 Africa: 39.87 Asia: 43.75 Europe: 36.06 North America: 39.98 South America: 40.23 Oceania: 35.1 2011 Africa: 39.87 Asia: 43.11 Europe: 35.63 North America: 40.24 South America: 39.79 Oceania: 35.11 2012 Africa: 40 Asia: 42.17 Europe: 35.62 North America: 39.59 South America: 39.45 Oceania: 35.01 2013 Africa: 40.09 Asia: 42.27 Europe: 35.3 North America: 39.55 South America: 39.28 Oceania: 35.01 2014 Africa: 40.27 Asia: 42.36 Europe: 35.15 North America: 39.44 South America: 38.96 Oceania: 34.99 2015 Africa: 40.31 Asia: 41.62 Europe: 35.06 North America: 39.59 South America: 38.88 Oceania: 34.71 2016 Africa: 40.29 Asia: 42.07 Europe: 34.74 North America: 39.61 South America: 38.69 Oceania: 34.61 2017 Africa: 40.34 Asia: 42.01 Europe: 35.06 North America: 39.7 South America: 38.59 Oceania: 34.63 2018 Africa: 40.39 Asia: 41.66 Europe: 34.73 North America: 39.53 South America: 38.36 Oceania: 34.88 2019 Africa: 40.44 Asia: 41.41 Europe: 34.62 North America: 39.61 South America: 38.17 Oceania: 35.22 2020 Africa: 39.53 Asia: 40.33 Europe: 33.28 North America: 36.93 South America: 35.72 Oceania: 34.44 2021 Africa: 40.53 Asia: 40.89 Europe: 34.04 North America: 39.06 South America: 37.7 Oceania: 35 2022 Africa: 41.79 Asia: 41.43 Europe: 33.77 North America: 39.46 South America: 38.06 Oceania: 35.26 2023 Africa: 41.47 Asia: 41.64 Europe: 33.89 North America: 39.88 South America: 37.83 Oceania: 35.32 2024 Africa: 41.71 Asia: 41.67 Europe: 33.88 North America: 39.92 South America: 37.88 Oceania: 35.32 2025 Africa: 41.48 Asia: 41.63 Europe: 33.88 North America: 40.01 South America: 37.97 Oceania: 35.33 2005 2011 2014 2017 2020 2025

By continent

median country
Africa 41.5 h
Asia 41.6 h
Europe 33.9 h
North America 40.0 h
South America 38.0 h
Oceania 35.3 h

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