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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) by country

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information,...

Countries reporting
189
Highest
32.86 million
China
Lowest
1,010
Tonga
Median
159,035
Years covered
23
2005–2027
Data points
6,324

What the numbers show

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 32.86 million in China; the lowest is 1,010 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 159,035, and the mean is 799,916.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,527.

Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 109.2%), and the largest decrease in United States Virgin Islands (down 20.0%).

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 32.86 million 2027 down 4.8% falling
2 India 27.81 million 2027 up 18.3% rising
3 United States 6.20 million 2027 up 5.2% rising
4 Indonesia 5.52 million 2027 up 11.9% rising
5 Nigeria 4.72 million 2027 up 29.6% rising
6 Pakistan 4.03 million 2027 up 26.2% rising
7 Brazil 3.94 million 2027 up 16.3% rising
8 Bangladesh 3.44 million 2027 up 16.0% rising
9 Russia 2.68 million 2027 down 1.4% flat
10 Mexico 2.53 million 2027 up 12.8% rising
11 Vietnam 2.37 million 2027 up 9.6% rising
12 Philippines 2.10 million 2027 up 21.3% rising
13 Japan 2.10 million 2027 down 2.2% flat
14 Ethiopia 1.81 million 2027 up 29.2% rising
15 Thailand 1.70 million 2027 up 1.1% flat
16 Egypt 1.55 million 2027 up 29.3% rising
17 Türkiye 1.50 million 2027 up 14.8% rising
18 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.44 million 2027 up 40.5% rising
19 Tanzania 1.43 million 2027 up 46.2% rising
20 Iran 1.26 million 2027 up 12.1% rising
21 Germany 1.23 million 2027 down 4.9% flat
22 Colombia 1.08 million 2027 up 16.4% rising
23 Korea 1.08 million 2027 down 6.3% flat
24 United Kingdom 1.06 million 2027 up 4.8% rising
25 Uganda 1.02 million 2027 up 109.2% rising
26 Myanmar 969,392 2027 down 14.6% falling
27 Kenya 958,270 2027 up 20.9% rising
28 France 904,408 2027 up 5.6% rising
29 Malaysia 829,630 2027 up 19.6% rising
30 Italy 806,778 2027 up 3.8% flat
31 South Africa 758,858 2027 up 7.5% rising
32 Argentina 749,267 2027 up 15.3% rising
33 Ukraine 724,202 2021 down 11.4% falling
34 North Korea 717,813 2027 up 4.7% rising
35 Peru 712,198 2027 up 8.8% rising
36 Saudi Arabia 705,363 2027 up 42.0% rising
37 Spain 684,981 2027 up 6.6% flat
38 Canada 657,287 2027 up 7.5% rising
39 Poland 657,062 2027 up 0.6% rising
40 Angola 640,973 2027 up 52.3% rising
41 Madagascar 609,481 2027 up 38.2% rising
42 Uzbekistan 582,668 2027 up 19.2% rising
43 Cote d'Ivoire 560,957 2027 up 41.4% rising
44 Algeria 527,336 2027 up 10.9% rising
45 Morocco 519,604 2027 up 9.9% rising
46 Niger 516,178 2027 up 64.6% rising
47 Sudan 513,940 2022 up 29.4% rising
48 Mozambique 506,847 2027 up 46.4% rising
49 Cameroon 492,662 2027 up 29.2% rising
50 Cambodia 492,068 2027 up 21.0% rising
51 Burkina Faso 491,091 2027 up 31.2% rising
52 Taiwan 454,402 2027 down 0.8% rising
53 Australia 450,133 2027 up 13.7% rising
54 Ghana 434,356 2027 up 10.1% rising
55 Mali 416,610 2027 up 40.8% rising
56 Venezuela 407,957 2027 down 15.9% falling
57 Kazakhstan 373,802 2027 up 10.5% rising
58 United Arab Emirates 367,677 2027 up 20.2% rising
59 Chile 347,996 2027 up 5.0% rising
60 Zambia 343,410 2027 up 66.6% rising
61 Sri Lanka 339,974 2027 down 8.0% flat
62 Iraq 339,519 2027 up 21.9% rising
63 Ecuador 333,451 2027 up 12.0% rising
64 Guatemala 323,225 2027 up 25.0% rising
65 Nepal 312,203 2027 up 14.3% rising
66 Afghanistan 310,103 2027 down 0.3% rising
67 Zimbabwe 293,414 2027 up 54.2% rising
68 Romania 292,741 2027 down 6.4% falling
69 Benin 291,977 2027 up 42.0% rising
70 Senegal 289,381 2027 up 70.0% rising
71 Burundi 274,338 2027 up 43.3% rising
72 Netherlands 268,625 2027 up 7.0% rising
73 Bolivia 268,388 2027 up 27.7% rising
74 Malawi 257,942 2027 up 41.3% rising
75 Chad 214,500 2027 up 47.1% rising
76 Dominican Republic 211,936 2027 up 18.8% rising
77 Guinea 192,336 2027 up 32.1% rising
78 Caribbean 753,541 2027 up 8.3% rising
78 Haiti 192,019 2027 up 15.2% rising
79 Cuba 190,942 2027 down 9.6% flat
80 Honduras 189,655 2027 up 29.1% rising
81 Czechia 179,900 2027 down 2.6% flat
82 Syria 170,493 2027 up 38.4% falling
83 Azerbaijan 170,321 2027 up 5.0% rising
84 South Sudan 167,064 2023 up 9.2% rising
85 Switzerland 166,629 2027 up 2.9% rising
86 Yemen 166,399 2027 up 12.3% falling
87 Hungary 164,381 2027 down 4.2% rising
88 Portugal 163,775 2027 down 0.2% falling
89 Belarus 162,618 2027 down 3.7% flat
90 Tunisia 162,006 2027 up 3.5% rising
91 Rwanda 160,277 2027 up 30.2% rising
92 Singapore 159,761 2027 up 10.3% rising
93 Belgium 159,216 2027 up 3.4% rising
94 Israel 159,035 2027 up 16.7% rising
95 Greece 157,543 2027 up 8.6% falling
96 Papua New Guinea 156,170 2027 up 34.2% rising
97 Laos 155,259 2027 up 37.7% rising
98 Sweden 154,679 2027 up 4.5% rising
99 Hong Kong 153,078 2027 down 7.7% flat
100 Paraguay 143,573 2027 up 18.3% rising
101 Kuwait 139,332 2027 up 27.8% rising
102 Jordan 136,768 2027 up 30.3% rising
103 Togo 133,733 2027 up 35.0% rising
104 Liberia 132,485 2027 up 34.3% rising
105 Oman 128,754 2027 up 17.2% rising
106 Sierra Leone 127,862 2027 up 31.6% rising
107 Austria 127,717 2027 down 3.5% flat
108 El Salvador 127,131 2027 up 18.6% rising
109 Nicaragua 117,390 2027 up 19.5% rising
110 Serbia 117,175 2027 up 8.3% rising
111 Bulgaria 115,099 2027 down 6.5% falling
112 Congo 110,114 2027 up 35.6% rising
113 Kyrgyzstan 109,570 2027 up 26.6% rising
114 Qatar 106,986 2027 up 7.0% rising
115 Tajikistan 105,697 2027 up 25.2% rising
116 New Zealand 97,789 2027 up 11.3% rising
117 Costa Rica 97,419 2027 up 9.6% rising
118 Somalia 93,839 2027 up 42.7% rising
119 Libya 92,562 2027 up 11.2% rising
120 Turkmenistan 90,385 2027 up 16.3% rising
121 Denmark 90,252 2027 up 10.0% rising
122 Slovak Republic 88,302 2027 down 2.1% flat
123 Central African Republic 84,344 2027 up 26.7% rising
124 Ireland 83,483 2027 up 14.8% rising
125 Norway 78,881 2027 up 3.5% rising
126 Panama 77,960 2027 up 10.8% rising
127 Lebanon 76,488 2023 down 9.9% rising
128 Finland 75,635 2027 up 0.4% flat
129 Eritrea 69,887 2027 up 30.8% rising
130 Jamaica 68,095 2027 up 18.9% rising
131 Mongolia 64,703 2027 up 8.7% rising
132 Georgia 64,195 2027 up 5.9% falling
133 Moldova 63,536 2027 down 0.5% falling
134 Uruguay 56,739 2027 up 3.3% rising
135 Croatia 55,000 2027 down 1.4% falling
136 Albania 54,417 2027 up 14.5% rising
137 Lithuania 49,020 2027 up 2.2% flat
138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47,007 2027 down 0.7% falling
139 Mauritania 46,987 2027 up 39.9% rising
140 Armenia 45,874 2027 up 9.2% flat
141 Puerto Rico 44,377 2027 up 23.7% flat
142 Palestine 43,883 2022 up 42.1% rising
143 Namibia 40,898 2027 up 24.9% rising
144 Botswana 40,839 2027 up 19.6% rising
145 Guinea-Bissau 39,823 2027 up 41.1% rising
146 Bahrain 38,922 2027 up 10.9% rising
147 Lesotho 38,184 2027 up 11.9% rising
148 Slovenia 33,244 2027 up 4.2% flat
149 Equatorial Guinea 31,582 2027 up 26.3% rising
150 Latvia 30,562 2027 down 5.7% falling
151 Gambia 30,246 2027 up 26.1% rising
152 Gabon 29,689 2027 up 26.7% rising
153 Trinidad and Tobago 26,479 2027 down 3.3% flat
154 Cyprus 26,112 2027 up 22.6% rising
155 North Macedonia 25,229 2027 down 6.1% rising
156 Mauritius 22,789 2027 up 4.5% rising
157 Bhutan 22,302 2027 up 28.7% rising
158 East Timor 22,030 2027 up 42.2% rising
159 Estonia 21,092 2027 down 8.4% falling
160 Macao 18,646 2027 up 6.1% rising
161 Solomon Islands 16,409 2027 up 36.2% rising
162 Fiji 13,935 2027 up 13.1% flat
163 Guyana 12,600 2027 up 20.0% rising
164 Maldives 12,236 2027 up 28.9% rising
165 Eswatini 12,166 2027 down 7.1% flat
166 Comoros 11,815 2027 up 35.8% rising
167 Montenegro 11,053 2027 up 16.7% rising
168 Luxembourg 10,691 2027 up 13.5% rising
169 Western Sahara 10,542 2027 up 22.2% rising
170 Brunei 10,168 2027 up 11.2% rising
171 Malta 10,034 2027 up 26.4% rising
172 Suriname 9,699 2027 up 8.2% rising
173 Cape Verde 9,476 2027 up 9.3% rising
174 Bahamas 8,191 2027 up 7.7% rising
175 Iceland 7,827 2027 up 10.1% rising
176 Belize 6,932 2027 up 5.7% rising
177 Djibouti 6,293 2027 up 22.4% rising
178 Barbados 4,842 2027 down 2.2% falling
179 New Caledonia 4,193 2027 up 4.1% rising
180 French Polynesia 3,776 2027 up 0.0% rising
181 Saint Lucia 3,738 2027 up 16.5% rising
182 Vanuatu 3,413 2027 up 26.7% rising
183 Guam 2,844 2027 up 3.4% rising
184 Samoa 2,479 2027 down 10.3% falling
185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,737 2027 down 1.0% flat
186 Sao Tome and Principe 1,637 2027 up 27.6% rising
187 United States Virgin Islands 1,185 2027 down 20.0% falling
188 Tonga 1,010 2027 down 18.0% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.