Brazil vs European Union (27 countries): Long usual weekly working hours — Employment

Brazil
10,154 Persons
in 2024
European Union (27 countries)
12,843 Persons
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
European Union (27 countries) rank
2nd

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • Brazil
  • European Union (27 countries)
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k198320042025

How they compare

European Union (27 countries) currently reports 12,843 Persons against 10,154 Persons in Brazil, a difference of 2,689 Persons.

That makes European Union (27 countries)'s figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, European Union (27 countries) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 2nd of 40 countries.

European Union (27 countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil European Union (27 countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 15,368 Persons 22,544 Persons 7,176 Persons European Union (27 countries)
2010s 10,629 Persons 17,678 Persons 7,049 Persons European Union (27 countries)
2020s 9,333 Persons 14,300 Persons 4,967 Persons European Union (27 countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Brazil or European Union (27 countries)?
European Union (27 countries), at 12,843 Persons against 10,154 Persons in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Brazil and European Union (27 countries)?
2,689 Persons, with European Union (27 countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and European Union (27 countries)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Brazil and European Union (27 countries) rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Brazil ranks 5th and European Union (27 countries) ranks 2nd 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.