Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have...
What the numbers show
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 is currently reported for 67 countries. The highest value is 48.04 in Cambodia; the lowest is 13.86 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.38, and the mean is 38.31.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 35.3%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 71.3%).
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cambodia | 48.04 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 47.96 | 2025 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 3 | Bhutan | 47.61 | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 46.63 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 5 | Namibia | 46.17 | 2018 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 6 | Myanmar | 45.57 | 2020 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 7 | Honduras | 45.19 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mongolia | 44.81 | 2017 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Peru | 44.24 | 2022 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 44.16 | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 11 | Belize | 43.87 | 2017 | — | flat |
| 12 | Vietnam | 43.81 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 43.51 | 2021 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 14 | Colombia | 43.36 | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 15 | El Salvador | 43.33 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Albania | 43.18 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 43.17 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 18 | Zambia | 42.9 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 42.73 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 20 | Philippines | 42.17 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 21 | Egypt | 41.85 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 41.84 | 2021 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 41.64 | 2026 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 24 | Kosovo | 41.47 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 41.36 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 40.82 | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 27 | Serbia | 40.7 | 2019 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 28 | Armenia | 40.19 | 2018 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 29 | East Timor | 40.02 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 39.4 | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 31 | Panama | 39.33 | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Brazil | 39.31 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 33 | United States | 38.73 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 34 | Argentina | 38.38 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 38.06 | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 36 | Romania | 37.9 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 37 | Chile | 37.78 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 37.49 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 39 | Poland | 37.18 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 40 | Mauritius | 36.96 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Greece | 36.76 | 2025 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 42 | Tanzania | 36.5 | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 43 | Lithuania | 36.23 | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 44 | Latvia | 36.17 | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 45 | Moldova | 36.02 | 2005 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 46 | Ecuador | 35.71 | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 47 | Malta | 35.04 | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 34.99 | 2024 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 49 | Cyprus | 34.55 | 2020 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 50 | Hungary | 34.52 | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 51 | Croatia | 34.45 | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 34.33 | 2014 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 53 | Slovenia | 33.91 | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 33.62 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 55 | Estonia | 33.23 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 32.72 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 57 | France | 32.66 | 2004 | — | falling |
| 58 | Portugal | 32.6 | 2020 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 59 | Belgium | 32.53 | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 60 | Ireland | 32.26 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 61 | Finland | 31.93 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 62 | Germany | 30.92 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 30.83 | 2020 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 64 | Austria | 29.98 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 65 | Netherlands | 29.8 | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 66 | Rwanda | 28.16 | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 13.86 | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Prime-age refers to persons aged 25 to 54 years. Data on hours of work are presented, whenever possible, on the basis of the average number of hours of work per week, and with reference to hours worked in the main (paid) job regardless of working time arrangements (e.g. full-time and part-time). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.