Brazil vs Europe: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment

Brazil
10,154 Persons
in 2024
Europe
27,312 Persons
in 2022
Brazil rank
5th
Europe rank
1st

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • Brazil
  • Europe
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How they compare

Europe currently reports 27,312 Persons against 10,154 Persons in Brazil, a difference of 17,158 Persons.

That makes Europe's figure about 2.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and Europe ranks 1st of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Europe Difference Ahead
2000s 15,368 Persons 36,768 Persons 21,400 Persons Europe
2010s 10,629 Persons 31,854 Persons 21,225 Persons Europe
2020s 8,923 Persons 26,666 Persons 17,744 Persons Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Brazil or Europe?
Europe, at 27,312 Persons against 10,154 Persons in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Brazil and Europe?
17,158 Persons, with Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Europe?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Europe rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Brazil ranks 5th and Europe ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 1,768 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.