Estonia vs Japan: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment

Estonia
13.51 Persons
in 2025
Japan
9,090 Persons
in 2025
Estonia rank
8th
Japan rank
6th

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • Estonia
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k200020122025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 9,090 Persons against 13.51 Persons in Estonia, a difference of 9,076 Persons.

That makes Japan's figure about 672.8 times Estonia's.

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

Estonia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 9 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 39.59 Persons 16,910 Persons 16,870 Persons Japan
2010s 25.2 Persons 13,417 Persons 13,392 Persons Japan
2020s 15.49 Persons 9,878 Persons 9,863 Persons Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Estonia or Japan?
Japan, at 9,090 Persons against 13.51 Persons in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Estonia and Japan?
9,076 Persons, 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 long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Estonia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 6th of 9 regions.
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.