Countries by average weekly hours worked, 2023
Jordan had the highest average weekly hours worked of 97 countries in 2023, at 48.8 hours per week. Kiribati had the lowest, at 27.7 hours per week. The median was 39.3 hours per week. Source: International Labour Organization.
Top 40 countries, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 48.8 | +1.9% |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 48.7 | -4.3% |
| 3 | Mongolia | 47.2 | -0.6% |
| 4 | Iran | 46.8 | +5.9% |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 46 | -0.2% |
| 6 | Senegal | 45.9 | -2.3% |
| 7 | India | 45.8 | -2% |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 45.5 | +0.4% |
| 9 | Brunei | 45.2 | -1.7% |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.1 | |
| 11 | Egypt | 44.4 | -2.6% |
| 12 | Colombia | 43.8 | -0.9% |
| 13 | Türkiye | 43.8 | -0.2% |
| 14 | Honduras | 43.7 | +0.4% |
| 15 | Jamaica | 43.6 | -0.1% |
| 16 | Zambia | 43.6 | +0.2% |
| 17 | Montenegro | 43.5 | -1.9% |
| 18 | Angola | 43.5 | +0.2% |
| 19 | Botswana | 43.4 | -0.8% |
| 20 | El Salvador | 43 | -0.5% |
| 21 | Mali | 42.9 | +2.9% |
| 22 | Costa Rica | 42.9 | +1.1% |
| 23 | Eswatini | 42.7 | |
| 24 | South Africa | 42.6 | 0% |
| 25 | Cambodia | 42.5 | |
| 25 | Mexico | 42.5 | -0.7% |
| 27 | Grenada | 42.4 | |
| 28 | Thailand | 42.3 | -0% |
| 29 | Paraguay | 42.1 | +1.6% |
| 30 | Vietnam | 41.8 | +0.5% |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 41.7 | -0.3% |
| 32 | Albania | 41.6 | -0.6% |
| 33 | Gambia | 41.6 | |
| 34 | Serbia | 41.4 | -1.1% |
| 35 | Guatemala | 41.4 | |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Series break | 41.3 | -0.3% |
| 37 | Saint Lucia | 40.9 | +2.6% |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 40.4 | -1% |
| 39 | Mauritius | 40.3 | +0.5% |
| 40 | Georgia | 40.3 | -1.1% |
| 41 | Antigua and Barbuda | 40.2 | |
| 42 | Chile | 40.1 | -0.8% |
| 43 | Philippines | 40 | -1.6% |
| 44 | Seychelles | 40 | |
| 45 | Greece | 39.8 | +0.3% |
| 46 | Romania | 39.4 | -0.6% |
| 47 | Moldova | 39.4 | -0.8% |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 39.3 | -1.1% |
| 48 | Russia | 39.3 | +0.1% |
| 50 | Bahamas | 39.2 | |
| 51 | Belarus | 39.1 | +0.2% |
| 52 | South Korea | 39.1 | +1.3% |
| 53 | Poland | 39.1 | -0.5% |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 39 | -0.5% |
| 55 | Brazil | 38.8 | -0.4% |
| 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 38.7 | -0.3% |
| 57 | Israel | 38.5 | -0.2% |
| 58 | Indonesia | 38.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Cyprus | 38.2 | +1.5% |
| 60 | Lithuania | 38 | +0.1% |
| 61 | Czechia | 37.9 | +0.6% |
| 62 | Croatia | 37.9 | +0.3% |
| 63 | Bolivia | 37.8 | -0.5% |
| 64 | Latvia | 37.8 | -1% |
| 64 | United States | 37.8 | -0.4% |
| 66 | Portugal | 37.8 | -0.8% |
| 67 | Slovenia | 37.7 | -1% |
| 68 | Peru | 37.7 | -3% |
| 69 | Hungary | 37.6 | -1.8% |
| 70 | Slovakia | 37.5 | -0.5% |
| 71 | Malta | 37.1 | +1.1% |
| 72 | Uruguay | 36.7 | -1.6% |
| 73 | Spain | 36.2 | -0.4% |
| 74 | Panama | 36.2 | +4.9% |
| 75 | Italy | 36 | -0.4% |
| 76 | Estonia | 35.9 | -1% |
| 77 | France | 35.7 | -0.7% |
| 78 | Switzerland | 35.5 | -0.4% |
| 79 | Canada | 35.3 | +0.1% |
| 80 | Belgium | 35.2 | -0.8% |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 35.1 | -0.2% |
| 82 | Iceland | 35.1 | -0.3% |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 35 | -0.6% |
| 84 | Ecuador | 34.7 | +2% |
| 85 | Ghana | 34.6 | -3.2% |
| 86 | Sweden | 34.5 | -0.8% |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 34.5 | |
| 88 | Ireland | 34.2 | -3.7% |
| 89 | Finland | 33.7 | -0.1% |
| 90 | Germany | 33.5 | -1.4% |
| 91 | Austria | 33.2 | -0.5% |
| 92 | Denmark | 32.9 | -1% |
| 93 | Norway | 32.8 | -1.2% |
| 94 | Tonga | 31.8 | |
| 95 | Rwanda | 31.1 | +2.2% |
| 96 | Netherlands | 30.4 | -0.7% |
| 97 | Kiribati | 27.7 |
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About this ranking
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 60 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which country has the highest average weekly hours worked?
Jordan, with 48.8 hours per week in 2023, according to International Labour Organization.
Which country has the lowest average weekly hours worked?
Kiribati, with 27.7 hours per week in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: International Labour Organization, Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 60 countries have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.