Countries by average weekly hours worked
The United Arab Emirates had the highest average weekly hours worked of 105 countries in 2019, at 52.4 hours per week. Vanuatu had the lowest, at 28.6 hours per week. The median was 39.5 hours per week. Source: International Labour Organization.
Top 40 countries, 2019
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2019 | Change on 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 52.4 | +0.7% |
| 2 | Bhutan | 51.7 | +1.1% |
| 3 | Mongolia Series break | 51.2 | |
| 4 | Lesotho | 50.4 | |
| 5 | India | 50 | -0% |
| 6 | Jordan | 48.4 | +2.5% |
| 7 | Mauritania | 47.6 | |
| 8 | Lebanon Series break | 47.6 | |
| 9 | Brunei | 46.9 | -1.3% |
| 10 | Maldives | 46.5 | |
| 11 | Egypt | 46.5 | +1.5% |
| 12 | Cambodia Series break | 46.5 | |
| 13 | Pakistan | 46 | -1.7% |
| 14 | Myanmar | 45.8 | +0.3% |
| 15 | Iran | 45.6 | +2.6% |
| 16 | Kenya | 45.6 | |
| 17 | Senegal | 45.4 | |
| 18 | Botswana Series break | 44.9 | |
| 19 | Guyana | 44.7 | +3.2% |
| 20 | Türkiye | 44.4 | -0.9% |
| 21 | Tunisia | 44.3 | |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 43.9 | -1% |
| 23 | Jamaica | 43.6 | +0.2% |
| 24 | Mexico | 43.6 | -0.6% |
| 25 | Colombia | 43.4 | -0.4% |
| 25 | Montenegro | 43.4 | +0.2% |
| 27 | South Africa | 42.9 | 0% |
| 28 | El Salvador | 42.8 | +1.7% |
| 29 | Thailand | 42.7 | -0.5% |
| 30 | Côte d’Ivoire | 42.6 | |
| 31 | Palestine | 42.2 | -0.6% |
| 32 | Philippines | 42.1 | -0.1% |
| 33 | Zambia | 42 | +6.6% |
| 34 | Seychelles | 41.8 | -1.6% |
| 35 | Albania | 41.7 | +0.9% |
| 36 | Grenada | 41.7 | -2.2% |
| 36 | Honduras | 41.7 | +2.3% |
| 38 | Serbia | 41.6 | +0.1% |
| 39 | Angola Series break | 41.6 | |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 41.5 | -2.3% |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.3 | -0.5% |
| 42 | Nigeria | 41.2 | |
| 43 | South Korea | 41 | -2% |
| 44 | Paraguay | 40.9 | -0.2% |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | 40.6 | -1% |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 40.5 | -2.3% |
| 47 | Belize | 40.5 | -5.3% |
| 48 | Greece | 40.3 | -0.6% |
| 48 | Vietnam | 40.3 | -3.2% |
| 50 | Chile | 40 | -0.6% |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 39.9 | -1.5% |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 39.7 | -0.7% |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.5 | +2.3% |
| 54 | Belarus | 39.2 | -0.3% |
| 55 | Russia | 39.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Moldova | 39.1 | +0.8% |
| 57 | Zimbabwe Series break | 39 | |
| 58 | Indonesia | 39 | -0.1% |
| 59 | Peru | 39 | -0.2% |
| 60 | Romania | 38.9 | +0.5% |
| 61 | Malta | 38.8 | +3.2% |
| 62 | Slovakia | 38.8 | +0.4% |
| 63 | Poland | 38.7 | -0.2% |
| 64 | Israel | 38.7 | -0.6% |
| 64 | Mauritius | 38.7 | +3.6% |
| 66 | Czechia | 38.6 | -0.1% |
| 67 | Brazil | 38.5 | +0.3% |
| 68 | Croatia | 38.4 | -0.3% |
| 69 | Iceland | 38.4 | +0.2% |
| 69 | Marshall Islands | 38.4 | |
| 71 | United States | 38.3 | +0.2% |
| 72 | Slovenia | 38.2 | +0.7% |
| 73 | Latvia | 38.2 | -0.8% |
| 74 | Hungary | 38.2 | +0.6% |
| 75 | Lithuania | 38.1 | +0.4% |
| 76 | Georgia | 37.8 | +0.4% |
| 77 | Portugal | 37.7 | -0.4% |
| 78 | Bahamas | 37.7 | |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 37.6 | +0.6% |
| 80 | Cyprus | 37.6 | -0.9% |
| 81 | Estonia | 37.5 | +0.1% |
| 82 | Cook Islands Series break | 37 | |
| 83 | Spain | 36.9 | -0.8% |
| 84 | Ecuador | 36.6 | -2.2% |
| 85 | Italy | 36.6 | -0.2% |
| 85 | Panama | 36.6 | -0.5% |
| 87 | New Caledonia | 36.6 | +0.5% |
| 88 | Belgium | 36.5 | -0.6% |
| 89 | Ireland | 36.1 | -0.4% |
| 90 | France | 36.1 | -0.1% |
| 91 | Switzerland | 35.8 | -0.5% |
| 92 | United Kingdom | 35.5 | +0.1% |
| 93 | Austria | 35.3 | +0.3% |
| 94 | Finland | 35.2 | +0.4% |
| 95 | Canada | 35.1 | -1.5% |
| 96 | Sweden | 34.9 | -0.7% |
| 97 | Germany | 34.7 | -0.4% |
| 98 | Norway | 33.5 | -0.3% |
| 99 | Denmark | 33.4 | -1.1% |
| 100 | Uganda | 33.1 | |
| 101 | Rwanda | 32.8 | -3.5% |
| 102 | Wallis and Futuna | 31.8 | |
| 103 | Netherlands | 31.6 | +0.3% |
| 104 | Somalia | 31.4 | |
| 105 | Vanuatu | 28.6 |
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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. 52 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2019 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?
The United Arab Emirates, with 52.4 hours per week in 2019, according to International Labour Organization.
Which country has the lowest average weekly hours worked?
Vanuatu, with 28.6 hours per week in 2019.
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. 52 countries have no value for 2019 and are not ranked.