Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in North America

21 countries in North America, 2025. Unit: hours per week. World ranking →

First in the ranking
44.2 h
Median country
40.0 h
half above, half below
World
40.9 h
ILO aggregate
Range
31.9 to 44.2
Canada - Honduras

How to read it

Across 21 countries in North America, the highest value is in Honduras (44.2 h) and the lowest in Canada (31.9 h).

The median country is at 40.0 h: half are above, half below.

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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 Share of the highest value
1Honduras44.2
2Jamaica43.4
3El Salvador42.9
4Costa Rica42.0
5Haiti41.5
6Guatemala41.4
7Mexico41.1
8Cuba40.8
9Saint Lucia40.3
10Belize40.0
11Saint Vincent and the Grenadines40.0
12Dominican Republic39.1
13Puerto Rico38.3
14Trinidad and Tobago38.3
15Bahamas36.6
16United States36.3
17Panama36.0
18Nicaragua35.9
19United States Virgin Islands35.8
20Barbados34.5
21Canada31.9
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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