Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in G7
G7: Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job was 35.05 Hours per week per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in G7, 2009β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in G7 is 35.05 Hours per week per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in G7 peaked at 36.22 Hours per week per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35.05 Hours per week per person, in 2025.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.22 Hours per week per person | 36.22 Hours per week per person | 36.22 Hours per week per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.99 Hours per week per person | 35.82 Hours per week per person | 36.18 Hours per week per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4 Hours per week per person | 35.05 Hours per week per person | 35.58 Hours per week per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near G7
- 3 Mexico 42.6 Hours per week per person compare
- 4 South Africa 42.3 Hours per week per person compare
- 5 Greece 40.96 Hours per week per person compare
- 6 North Macedonia 40.69 Hours per week per person compare
- 7 Israel 40.16 Hours per week per person compare
- 8 Portugal 39.96 Hours per week per person compare
- 9 Romania 39.95 Hours per week per person compare
More work & labour data for G7
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 405,962 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.06 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 60.06 (2027)
- Labor force participation rate by age 49.47 (2024)
- Female labor force participation rate by age 48.56 (2024)
- Female labor force by age 11.98 million (2024)
- Unemployment rate young vs older adults 9.95 (2024)
- Employment 387,759 (2025)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 382,122 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 26.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in G7?
- Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in G7 was 35.05 Hours per week per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked on the main job recorded in G7?
- The highest recorded value was 36.22 Hours per week per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked on the main job recorded in G7?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.05 Hours per week per person in 2025.
- How does G7 rank for average usual weekly hours worked on the main job?
- G7 ranks 6th out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked on the main job rising or falling in G7?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this G7 data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on average usual weekly hours worked in the main job broken down by total employment, full-time employment and part-time employment. Actual hours of work, instead of usual hours of work, are only available in some countries (Mexico and Korea). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+ and total) . 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.