Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 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 employee is currently reported for 101 countries. The highest value is 56.19 in India; the lowest is 28.89 in Rwanda.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.2, and the mean is 40.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 19.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 18.6%).
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 56.19 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Tanzania | 54.29 | 2024 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 3 | Bhutan | 53.23 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 50.93 | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 50.86 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 50.7 | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 50.31 | 2021 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 8 | Angola | 49.3 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 49.04 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 10 | Pakistan | 48.86 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Jordan | 48.41 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Namibia | 47.89 | 2018 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 13 | Brunei | 47.47 | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 14 | Cambodia | 46.85 | 2025 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 15 | Iran | 46.62 | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Guyana | 46.52 | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 17 | Egypt | 45.92 | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Zambia | 45.84 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 19 | Vietnam | 45.76 | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | 45.2 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Colombia | 45.14 | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 22 | Mongolia | 44.98 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 23 | Botswana | 44.94 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 24 | Honduras | 44.87 | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 25 | Myanmar | 44.73 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 26 | Thailand | 44.69 | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 44.59 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 28 | El Salvador | 44.18 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 29 | Albania | 43.6 | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 30 | Mali | 43.56 | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 43.45 | 2026 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 32 | Turkey | 43.23 | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 33 | Paraguay | 43.18 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 34 | Jamaica | 42.84 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 35 | Armenia | 42.75 | 2017 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 36 | Montenegro | 42.44 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | South Africa | 42.39 | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 38 | Grenada | 42.07 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Peru | 42.01 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 39 | Kosovo | 42.01 | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 41 | Indonesia | 41.93 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 41.67 | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 41.58 | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 44 | Palestine | 41.53 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 45 | Georgia | 41.51 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 46 | Panama | 41.38 | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.22 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.05 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 49 | Chile | 40.59 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 50 | Seychelles | 40.4 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 51 | Serbia | 40.2 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Lucia | 40.08 | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 53 | Ghana | 39.8 | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 54 | Venezuela | 39.63 | 2017 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 55 | Moldova | 39.62 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 56 | Bolivia | 39.41 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 39.4 | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 57 | Russia | 39.4 | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 59 | Brazil | 39.36 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 60 | Mauritius | 39.28 | 2024 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 61 | Belarus | 39.17 | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 62 | Romania | 38.96 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 38.9 | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 64 | Lithuania | 38.29 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Latvia | 38.09 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 66 | Poland | 38 | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 67 | Israel | 37.98 | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 68 | Cyprus | 37.93 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 69 | Greece | 37.84 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 70 | United States | 37.75 | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 71 | South Korea | 37.72 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 37.49 | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 73 | Czechia | 37.44 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 74 | Slovenia | 37.27 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 37.18 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 76 | Hungary | 37.13 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 77 | Uruguay | 36.97 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 78 | Argentina | 36.91 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 79 | Malta | 36.9 | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 80 | Slovakia | 36.85 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 81 | Portugal | 36.79 | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 82 | East Timor | 36.52 | 2021 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 83 | Estonia | 36.05 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 84 | Switzerland | 35.39 | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 35.34 | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 86 | Spain | 35.14 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 35.08 | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Italy | 34.95 | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 89 | France | 34.64 | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 34.46 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 91 | Iceland | 34.45 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 92 | Finland | 33.68 | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 93 | Ireland | 33.48 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 94 | Belgium | 33.46 | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 33.32 | 2025 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 96 | Germany | 32.91 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 97 | Austria | 32.62 | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 98 | Norway | 32.45 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 99 | Denmark | 32.09 | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 100 | Netherlands | 29.54 | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 101 | Rwanda | 28.89 | 2025 | down 14.0% | 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. 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 occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.