Long usual weekly working hours β€” Employment in Oceania

Oceania: Long usual weekly working hours β€” Employment was 17,135 Persons in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
17,135 Persons
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
3rd
of 7 groups
All-time high
65,636 Persons
in 1990
All-time low
17,135 Persons
in 2021
Years of data
42
1980–2021

Long usual weekly working hours β€” Employment in Oceania, 1980–2021

20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k70.0k1980200020211980: 45.7k Persons1981: 46.1k Persons1982: 46.4k Persons1983: 47.0k Persons1984: 47.1k Persons1985: 47.5k Persons1986: 48.1k Persons1987: 48.5k Persons1988: 49.2k Persons1989: 65.0k Persons1990: 65.6k Persons1991: 59.8k Persons1992: 59.7k Persons1993: 59.6k Persons1994: 59.5k Persons1995: 60.7k Persons1996: 59.8k Persons1997: 58.9k Persons1998: 57.1k Persons1999: 57.0k Persons2000: 60.7k Persons2001: 60.6k Persons2002: 31.2k Persons2003: 30.8k Persons2004: 30.8k Persons2005: 30.2k Persons2006: 29.4k Persons2007: 28.3k Persons2008: 27.3k Persons2009: 25.6k Persons2010: 25.4k Persons2011: 24.2k Persons2012: 24.9k Persons2013: 23.4k Persons2014: 23.7k Persons2015: 23.6k Persons2016: 22.8k Persons2017: 23.2k Persons2018: 21.5k Persons2019: 20.5k Persons2020: 17.3k Persons2021: 17.1k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

In 2021, long usual weekly working hours β€” employment in Oceania stood at 17,135 Persons. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours β€” employment in Oceania peaked at 65,636 Persons in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,135 Persons, in 2021.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 49,058 Persons 45,670 Persons 64,957 Persons 10
1990s 59,767 Persons 57,011 Persons 65,636 Persons 10
2000s 35,490 Persons 25,580 Persons 60,661 Persons 10
2010s 23,317 Persons 20,550 Persons 25,383 Persons 10
2020s 17,213 Persons 17,135 Persons 17,291 Persons 2

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 1 OECD 75,837 Persons compare
  2. 2 Namibia 30,135 Persons compare
  3. 3 Indonesia 27,418 Persons compare
  4. 4 Mexico 14,632 Persons compare
  5. 5 Brazil 10,154 Persons compare
  6. 6 Japan 9,090 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 56 places β†’

More work & labour data for Oceania

All data for Oceania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is long usual weekly working hours β€” employment in Oceania?
Long usual weekly working hours β€” employment in Oceania was 17,135 Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest long usual weekly working hours β€” employment recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 65,636 Persons in 1990.
What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours β€” employment recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 17,135 Persons in 2021.
How does Oceania rank for long usual weekly working hours β€” employment?
Oceania ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2021.
Is long usual weekly working hours β€” employment rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oceania 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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Indicator
Long usual weekly working hours β€” Employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
56 places, 1,768 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.