Long usual weekly working hours β Employment by country
This dataset contains data on 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...
What the numbers show
Long usual weekly working hours β Employment is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 75,837 Persons in OECD; the lowest is 9.85 Persons in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 445.19 Persons, and the mean is 4,926 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,699.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Switzerland (up 64.8%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 83.0%).
Long usual weekly working hours β Employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 75,837 Persons | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 2 | Namibia | 30,135 Persons | 2021 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Indonesia | 27,418 Persons | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 14,632 Persons | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 10,154 Persons | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 6 | Japan | 9,090 Persons | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 7 | Colombia | 4,894 Persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,387 Persons | 2025 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 9 | South Africa | 3,005 Persons | 2025 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 10 | France | 2,732 Persons | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 11 | Argentina | 2,257 Persons | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 12 | Germany | 2,055 Persons | 2025 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 1,675 Persons | 2025 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 1,506 Persons | 2025 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 15 | Spain | 1,324 Persons | 2025 | down 24.5% | flat |
| 16 | Canada | 1,187 Persons | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 769.45 Persons | 2025 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 511.52 Persons | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 19 | Portugal | 456.75 Persons | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 20 | Israel | 456.48 Persons | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 433.89 Persons | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 22 | New Zealand | 400.96 Persons | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 342.01 Persons | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 341.58 Persons | 2025 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 334.55 Persons | 2025 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 318.63 Persons | 2025 | up 64.8% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 315.05 Persons | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 189.69 Persons | 2025 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 152.68 Persons | 2020 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Norway | 142.9 Persons | 2025 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 31 | Finland | 133.92 Persons | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 108.08 Persons | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 104.04 Persons | 2025 | down 46.8% | falling |
| 34 | Romania | 103.54 Persons | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Cyprus | 36.96 Persons | 2025 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 19.9 Persons | 2025 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 19.04 Persons | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 18.2 Persons | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 39 | Iceland | 13.58 Persons | 2025 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 9.85 Persons | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 4,514 Persons
- Poland 1,137 Persons
- Netherlands 483.51 Persons
- Slovak Republic 166 Persons
- Croatia 47.4 Persons
- Slovenia 45.16 Persons
- Lithuania 14.43 Persons
About this data
This dataset contains data on 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.