Greece vs North Macedonia: Annual working hours per worker

Greece
1,893 hours per worker
in 2023
North Macedonia
1,949 hours per worker
in 2023
Greece rank
74th
North Macedonia rank
71st

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Greece
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 1,949 hours per worker against 1,893 hours per worker in Greece, a difference of 56 hours per worker.

Across all 19 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 74th and North Macedonia ranks 71st of 130 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece North Macedonia Difference Ahead
2000s 2,023 hours per worker 2,146 hours per worker 122.84 hours per worker North Macedonia
2010s 1,952 hours per worker 2,092 hours per worker 140.42 hours per worker North Macedonia
2020s 1,841 hours per worker 1,927 hours per worker 86.27 hours per worker North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Greece or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at 1,949 hours per worker against 1,893 hours per worker in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Greece and North Macedonia?
56 hours per worker, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and North Macedonia?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Greece and North Macedonia rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Greece ranks 74th and North Macedonia ranks 71st 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.