Ireland vs Japan: Annual working hours per worker
Ireland
1,654 hours per worker
in 2023
Japan
1,654 hours per worker
in 2023
Ireland rank
96th
Japan rank
97th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,654 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Japan, a difference of 0 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 96th and Japan ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,392 hours per worker | 2,101 hours per worker | 291.7 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 1960s | 2,342 hours per worker | 2,203 hours per worker | 139.3 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2,274 hours per worker | 2,134 hours per worker | 140.12 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2,106 hours per worker | 2,103 hours per worker | 3.24 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1,988 hours per worker | 1,919 hours per worker | 69.52 hours per worker | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1,803 hours per worker | 1,817 hours per worker | 14.13 hours per worker | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,713 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 36.97 hours per worker | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,656 hours per worker | 1,651 hours per worker | 4.82 hours per worker | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 1,654 hours per worker against 1,654 hours per worker in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Ireland and Japan?
- 0 hours per worker, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Ireland ranks 96th and Japan ranks 97th 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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.