Argentina vs Australia: Annual working hours per worker

Argentina
1,612 hours per worker
in 2023
Australia
1,611 hours per worker
in 2023
Argentina rank
104th
Australia rank
105th

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1,612 hours per worker against 1,611 hours per worker in Australia, a difference of 1 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 104th and Australia ranks 105th of 130 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Australia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Australia Difference Ahead
1970s 1,988 hours per worker 1,779 hours per worker 209.19 hours per worker Argentina
1980s 1,918 hours per worker 1,754 hours per worker 163.6 hours per worker Argentina
1990s 1,870 hours per worker 1,738 hours per worker 131.73 hours per worker Argentina
2000s 1,772 hours per worker 1,692 hours per worker 79.68 hours per worker Argentina
2010s 1,694 hours per worker 1,649 hours per worker 44.95 hours per worker Argentina
2020s 1,570 hours per worker 1,599 hours per worker 29.08 hours per worker Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Argentina or Australia?
Argentina, at 1,612 hours per worker against 1,611 hours per worker in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Argentina and Australia?
1 hours per worker, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Argentina ranks 104th and Australia ranks 105th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.