Japan vs South Africa: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9,090 Persons against 3,005 Persons in South Africa, a difference of 6,085 Persons.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.0 times South Africa's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th of 40 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,095 Persons | 3,788 Persons | 11,307 Persons | Japan |
| 2010s | 13,417 Persons | 3,406 Persons | 10,011 Persons | Japan |
| 2020s | 9,878 Persons | 2,938 Persons | 6,940 Persons | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Japan or South Africa?
- Japan, at 9,090 Persons against 3,005 Persons in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Japan and South Africa?
- 6,085 Persons, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Japan ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 9th 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.