Japan vs Oceania: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment

Japan
9,090 Persons
in 2025
Oceania
17,135 Persons
in 2021
Japan rank
6th
Oceania rank
2nd

Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time

  • Japan
  • Oceania
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020022025

How they compare

Oceania currently reports 17,135 Persons against 9,090 Persons in Japan, a difference of 8,045 Persons.

That makes Oceania's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 6th and Oceania ranks 2nd of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Oceania Difference Ahead
2000s 16,910 Persons 29,201 Persons 12,291 Persons Oceania
2010s 13,417 Persons 23,317 Persons 9,900 Persons Oceania
2020s 10,045 Persons 17,213 Persons 7,168 Persons Oceania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Japan or Oceania?
Oceania, at 17,135 Persons against 9,090 Persons in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Japan and Oceania?
8,045 Persons, with Oceania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Oceania?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Japan and Oceania rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
Japan ranks 6th and Oceania 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.