Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person (15+) 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 per employed person (15+) is currently reported for 68 countries. The highest value is 54.42 in Bhutan; the lowest is 24.37 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.03, and the mean is 40.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 64.2%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 14.7%).
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhutan | 54.42 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 50.54 | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 3 | Jordan | 48.79 | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 4 | Senegal | 48.31 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 46.94 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 6 | Iran | 46.78 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 7 | Pakistan | 46.77 | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 46.73 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Brunei | 46.29 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 46.16 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 11 | Guyana | 45.83 | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 12 | India | 45.45 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 13 | Egypt | 45.12 | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 14 | Namibia | 44.91 | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 15 | Myanmar | 44.65 | 2020 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 16 | Uganda | 44.44 | 2021 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 17 | Honduras | 43.71 | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 18 | Angola | 43.45 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 43.02 | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Botswana | 42.92 | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 21 | Zambia | 42.91 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 42.88 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 23 | Colombia | 42.77 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 24 | Grenada | 42.42 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Thailand | 42.41 | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 26 | El Salvador | 42.4 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Mali | 42.29 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 28 | Kosovo | 42.25 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 29 | Turkey | 42.06 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 30 | Palestine | 41.9 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 31 | Vietnam | 41.85 | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 32 | Mexico | 41.81 | 2026 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 33 | Serbia | 41.58 | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 41.33 | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.74 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Tanzania | 40.72 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Seychelles | 40.65 | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 40.42 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 39 | Georgia | 40.01 | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 40 | Philippines | 39.99 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 41 | Peru | 39.67 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Greece | 39.52 | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 43 | Cambodia | 39.48 | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 39.39 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 45 | Belarus | 39.1 | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 46 | Brazil | 38.86 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 47 | Armenia | 38.8 | 2018 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.66 | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 49 | Indonesia | 38.36 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Mauritius | 38.34 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | Czechia | 37.95 | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 52 | Israel | 37.74 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 53 | Cyprus | 37.67 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | United States | 37.54 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 55 | Slovakia | 37.5 | 2023 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 56 | Bolivia | 37.31 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 57 | Portugal | 37.27 | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 58 | Argentina | 36.57 | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 59 | Panama | 36.36 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 60 | Uruguay | 36.11 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 35.71 | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 62 | France | 35.49 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 63 | Switzerland | 35.23 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 64 | United Kingdom | 34.92 | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 65 | Ecuador | 34.13 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 66 | Austria | 33.46 | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 67 | Rwanda | 29.2 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 24.37 | 2025 | down 14.7% | flat |
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. 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). Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.