Australia vs OECD: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 11.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 10.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Australia, a difference of 1.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and OECD ranks 12th of 40 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 18.82 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 1.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | OECD |
| 2010s | 14.67 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.55 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 1.88 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | OECD |
| 2020s | 11.48 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 12.87 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 1.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of, Australia or OECD?
- OECD, at 11.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 10.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of between Australia and OECD?
- 1.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Australia ranks 15th and OECD ranks 12th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.