Australia vs Canada: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,506 Persons against 1,187 Persons in Canada, a difference of 319 Persons.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 16th of 40 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,712 Persons | 1,462 Persons | 250.38 Persons | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,721 Persons | 1,390 Persons | 330.63 Persons | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,563 Persons | 1,230 Persons | 333.25 Persons | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1,506 Persons against 1,187 Persons in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Australia and Canada?
- 319 Persons, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Australia ranks 14th and Canada ranks 16th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. 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 data on 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.