Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
14th
of 40 countries
All-time high
19.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 1997
All-time low
10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status
in 2025
Years of data
43
1983–2025
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
The most recent figure for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 19.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 1984 | 14.81 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 15.92 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 16.83 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 17.27 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 18.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 18.48 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 18.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 17.75 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 17.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.77 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 18.54 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 19.06 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 19.13 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 19.03 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 17.87 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 17.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 17.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.18 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 15.69 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.11 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 14.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.66 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 13.83 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.02 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.18 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 14.45 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.79 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.68 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.17 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.77 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 13.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 11.78 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 11.5 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.63 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 10.52 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.5% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.59 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.56 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 18.48 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 7 |
| 1990s | 18.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.61 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 19.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 13.93 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.21 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 13.57 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 14.79 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.16 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 12.14 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 11 Iceland 12.25 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 11 Latvia 0.918 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 12 OECD 11.85 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 13 Israel 11.67 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 15 Australia 10.34 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 16 Brazil 9.84 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 17 Portugal 9.46 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.26 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 1997.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.36 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. 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.