Average weekly hours worked
Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.
Main job only, so people with second jobs work more than shown. Countries with many part-time workers show lower averages. The ILO's modelled estimates are not served. The ILO recalculates national survey data to its international definitions, so values can differ from the figures national offices publish, and it revises past years.
Key facts
- Average weekly hours worked in the United States was 37.5 hours per week in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- Jordan had the highest average weekly hours worked of 97 countries in 2023, at 48.8 hours per week, and Kiribati the lowest, at 27.7 hours per week. Source: International Labour Organization.
- Published for 157 places, with figures from 1990 to 2025.
Rankings
Countries by average weekly hours worked, 2023
Places with data
Countries
- India
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Mexico
- Namibia
- New Caledonia
- Yemen
- Canada
- Niger
- Wallis and Futuna
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rank_places {"indicator":"weekly_hours_worked","level":"country"}
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