France vs United Kingdom: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 3,387 Persons against 2,732 Persons in France, a difference of 655 Persons.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 40 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,501 Persons | 4,202 Persons | 700.56 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 3,319 Persons | 4,238 Persons | 919.4 Persons | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 2,853 Persons | 3,574 Persons | 721.52 Persons | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 3,387 Persons against 2,732 Persons in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between France and United Kingdom?
- 655 Persons, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- France ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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
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.