Poland vs United States: Annual working hours per worker
Poland
1,807 hours per worker
in 2023
United States
1,789 hours per worker
in 2023
Poland rank
83rd
United States rank
86th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Poland
- United States
How they compare
Poland currently reports 1,807 hours per worker against 1,789 hours per worker in United States, a difference of 18 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was United States ahead.
Poland ranks 83rd and United States ranks 86th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,862 hours per worker | 1,874 hours per worker | 11.75 hours per worker | United States |
| 2000s | 1,854 hours per worker | 1,833 hours per worker | 21.5 hours per worker | Poland |
| 2010s | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,794 hours per worker | 23.1 hours per worker | Poland |
| 2020s | 1,808 hours per worker | 1,786 hours per worker | 21.86 hours per worker | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Poland or United States?
- Poland, at 1,807 hours per worker against 1,789 hours per worker in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Poland and United States?
- 18 hours per worker, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and United States?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Poland and United States rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Poland ranks 83rd and United States ranks 86th 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.