Estonia vs Japan: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of

Estonia
2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Japan
13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Estonia rank
9th
Japan rank
9th

Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of over time

  • Estonia
  • Japan
0102030200020122025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Estonia, a difference of 11.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.

That makes Japan's figure about 6.6 times Estonia's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 9th of 11 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 27.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 20.74 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status Japan
2010s 4.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 21.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 17.38 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status Japan
2020s 2.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 15.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 12.7 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status Japan

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, Estonia or Japan?
Japan, at 13.72 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status against 2.08 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of between Estonia and Japan?
11.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
Estonia ranks 9th and Japan ranks 9th of 11 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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Indicator
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band
Unit
Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,686 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.