Korea vs OECD: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Korea
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 75,837 Persons against 4,514 Persons in Korea, a difference of 71,323 Persons.
That makes OECD's figure about 16.8 times Korea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 9 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,190 Persons | 99,346 Persons | 89,156 Persons | OECD |
| 2010s | 7,775 Persons | 94,502 Persons | 86,726 Persons | OECD |
| 2020s | 4,745 Persons | 79,444 Persons | 74,699 Persons | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Korea or OECD?
- OECD, at 75,837 Persons against 4,514 Persons in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Korea and OECD?
- 71,323 Persons, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and OECD?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Korea and OECD rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Korea ranks 1st and OECD ranks 1st of 9 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.