Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Korea
Korea: Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked was 1,833 Hours per year per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Korea, 2008β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Korea stood at 1,833 Hours per year per person. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Korea peaked at 2,228 Hours per year per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,833 Hours per year per person, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,201 Hours per year per person | 2,174 Hours per year per person | 2,228 Hours per year per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,072 Hours per year per person | 1,966 Hours per year per person | 2,163 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,881 Hours per year per person | 1,833 Hours per year per person | 1,910 Hours per year per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Korea?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Korea was 1,833 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,228 Hours per year per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,833 Hours per year per person in 2025.
- How does Korea rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. 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.