Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment by country
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What the numbers show
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 53.83 in Jordan; the lowest is 25.29 in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.42, and the mean is 37.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei (up 34.6%), and the largest decrease in France (down 17.0%).
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 53.83 | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania | 51.75 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | India | 50.13 | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 4 | Bhutan | 49.9 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 5 | Brunei | 47.46 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 44.7 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 44.35 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 8 | Senegal | 42.61 | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 9 | Egypt | 42.49 | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 42.47 | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 11 | Zambia | 42.07 | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 12 | Botswana | 41.74 | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 13 | Vietnam | 41.61 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 41.22 | 2025 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 40.6 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 16 | Rwanda | 40.26 | 2025 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 17 | Angola | 40.23 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 18 | Colombia | 40.18 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Philippines | 39.54 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 39.5 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 21 | Myanmar | 39.39 | 2020 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 22 | Panama | 39.32 | 2025 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 23 | Thailand | 39 | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Grenada | 38.98 | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Mongolia | 38.9 | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 26 | Cambodia | 38.89 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.81 | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 28 | Honduras | 38.49 | 2025 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 29 | Jamaica | 38.25 | 2014 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 30 | Guyana | 38.21 | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 31 | Seychelles | 37.56 | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 32 | Kosovo | 37.42 | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 37.24 | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 36.99 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 36.25 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 36 | South Africa | 35.73 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 35.72 | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 38 | Ecuador | 35.61 | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 39 | Georgia | 35.39 | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 40 | Iran | 35.37 | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 35.22 | 2019 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.07 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | United States | 34.61 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 44 | Brazil | 33.87 | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 45 | Cyprus | 33.41 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 32.65 | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 47 | Bolivia | 32.58 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 48 | Belarus | 32.36 | 2024 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 49 | Mexico | 32.35 | 2026 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 50 | Czechia | 31.94 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 51 | Palestine | 31.3 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 52 | Switzerland | 30.37 | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 53 | Slovakia | 30.3 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 54 | Greece | 29.75 | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | Portugal | 29.58 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 56 | Mauritius | 29.43 | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 57 | Israel | 29.38 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 28.78 | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 26.36 | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 60 | France | 26.35 | 2024 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 26.2 | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 62 | Argentina | 25.57 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 63 | Austria | 25.29 | 2025 | down 4.9% | 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. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.