Europe vs OECD: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Europe
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 75,837 Persons against 27,312 Persons in Europe, a difference of 48,525 Persons.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.8 times Europe's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 7 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,222 Persons | 99,346 Persons | 64,124 Persons | OECD |
| 2010s | 32,029 Persons | 94,502 Persons | 62,473 Persons | OECD |
| 2020s | 26,666 Persons | 80,822 Persons | 54,156 Persons | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Europe or OECD?
- OECD, at 75,837 Persons against 27,312 Persons in Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Europe and OECD?
- 48,525 Persons, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and OECD?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Europe and OECD rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Europe ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 7 groups.
- 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.