Long usual weekly working hours β Employment in Australia
Australia: Long usual weekly working hours β Employment was 1,506 Persons in 2025. βΌ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours β Employment in Australia, 2001β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,506 Persons for long usual weekly working hours β employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours β employment in Australia peaked at 1,803 Persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,506 Persons, in 2025.
That places Australia 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,712 Persons | 1,658 Persons | 1,803 Persons | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,721 Persons | 1,665 Persons | 1,761 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,563 Persons | 1,506 Persons | 1,622 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours β employment in Australia?
- Long usual weekly working hours β employment in Australia was 1,506 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours β employment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,803 Persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours β employment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,506 Persons in 2025.
- How does Australia rank for long usual weekly working hours β employment?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours β employment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours β Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.