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

European Union (27 countries)
12,843 Persons
in 2025
Namibia
30,135 Persons
in 2021
European Union (27 countries) rank
2nd
Namibia rank
2nd

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • European Union (27 countries)
  • Namibia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197620002025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 30,135 Persons against 12,843 Persons in European Union (27 countries), a difference of 17,292 Persons.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.3 times European Union (27 countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1983 it was European Union (27 countries) ahead.

European Union (27 countries) ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 2nd of 11 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, European Union (27 countries) averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union (27 countries) Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 11,369 Persons 9,388 Persons 1,981 Persons European Union (27 countries)
1990s 23,311 Persons 18,841 Persons 4,469 Persons European Union (27 countries)
2000s 23,694 Persons 27,005 Persons 3,311 Persons Namibia
2010s 17,862 Persons 30,456 Persons 12,594 Persons Namibia
2020s 14,621 Persons 29,607 Persons 14,986 Persons Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, European Union (27 countries) or Namibia?
Namibia, at 30,135 Persons against 12,843 Persons in European Union (27 countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between European Union (27 countries) and Namibia?
17,292 Persons, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27 countries) and Namibia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
How do European Union (27 countries) and Namibia rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
European Union (27 countries) ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 2nd of 11 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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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.