New Zealand vs Sweden: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 400.96 Persons against 334.55 Persons in Sweden, a difference of 66.41 Persons.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
New Zealand ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 383.7 Persons | 706.5 Persons | 322.8 Persons | Sweden |
| 2010s | 398.79 Persons | 219.86 Persons | 178.93 Persons | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 449.74 Persons | 333.46 Persons | 116.28 Persons | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 400.96 Persons against 334.55 Persons in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 66.41 Persons, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd and Sweden ranks 25th 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.