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Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025

· higher is better · 187 countries

ILOSTAT, International Labour Organization (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2027

League table

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  1. 1Bhutan54.7
  2. 2Lesotho50
  3. 3Sao Tome and Principe49
  4. 4Congo, Rep.48.9
  5. 5Jordan48.5
  6. 6United Arab Emirates48.3
  7. 7Burkina Faso48.2
  8. 8Liberia48.1
  9. 9Pakistan47.6
  10. 10Mongolia46.6
  11. 11Bangladesh46.5
  12. 12Cabo Verde46.2
  13. 13Cambodia46.2
  14. 14Iran, Islamic Rep.46
  15. 15Maldives45.9
  16. 16Kuwait45.7
  17. 17India45.7
  18. 18Senegal45.6
  19. 19Macao SAR, China45.6
  20. 20Qatar45.2
  21. 21Samoa45.1
  22. 22Equatorial Guinea44.8
  23. 23Brunei Darussalam44.8
  24. 24China44.7
  25. 25Singapore44.6
  26. 26Malaysia44.6
  27. 27Zimbabwe44.4
  28. 28Honduras44.2
  29. 29Morocco44.2
  30. 30Tunisia44.1
  31. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.44.1
  32. 32Oman44.1
  33. 33Mali43.7
  34. 34Montenegro43.5
  35. 35Jamaica43.5
  36. 36Botswana43.3
  37. 37Algeria43.3
  38. 37Guyana43.3
  39. 38Hong Kong SAR, China43
  40. 39Sierra Leone42.9
  41. 40Guinea-Bissau42.9
  42. 41El Salvador42.9
  43. 42Angola42.9
  44. 43Turkiye42.8
  45. 44Myanmar42.5
  46. 45Zambia42.5
  47. 46Libya42.4
  48. 47Colombia42.4
  49. 48Gabon42.3
  50. 49Cameroon42.3
  51. 50Thailand42.2
  52. 51Namibia42.1
  53. 52Benin42
  54. 53Costa Rica42
  55. 54Korea, Dem. People's Rep.41.8
  56. 55Viet Nam41.7
  57. 56Uganda41.7
  58. 57Lao PDR41.5
  59. 58Turkmenistan41.5
  60. 59Haiti41.5
  61. 60Cote d'Ivoire41.5
  62. 61Albania41.4
  63. 62Guatemala41.4
  64. 63Paraguay41.3
  65. 64Eswatini41.2
  66. 65Nepal41.1
  67. 66Mexico41.1
  68. 67South Africa41.1
  69. 68Tajikistan41
  70. 69Burundi41
  71. 70Uzbekistan40.9
  72. 71Cuba40.8
  73. 71Papua New Guinea40.8
  74. 72Bosnia and Herzegovina40.8
  75. 73Saudi Arabia40.8
  76. 74Guinea40.7
  77. 75St. Lucia40.3
  78. 76Bahrain40.2
  79. 76Suriname40.2
  80. 77St. Vincent and the Grenadines40.1
  81. 78Tanzania40
  82. 78Belize40
  83. 79Niger40
  84. 80Central African Republic39.9
  85. 81Eritrea39.8
  86. 82Philippines39.7
  87. 83Mauritania39.5
  88. 83Nigeria39.5
  89. 84Sri Lanka39.5
  90. 85Dominican Republic39.2
  91. 86Taiwan38.9
  92. 87Kenya38.9
  93. 88Romania38.5
  94. 89Kyrgyz Republic38.4
  95. 90Armenia38.3
  96. 91Mauritius38.3
  97. 92Puerto Rico (US)38.3
  98. 93Trinidad and Tobago38.3
  99. 94Greece38.3
  100. 95Venezuela, RB38.2
  101. 96Russian Federation38.2
  102. 97Brazil38.1
  103. 98Kazakhstan38
  104. 99Peru37.9
  105. 100Guam37.9
  106. 101Bolivia37.9
  107. 102Togo37.9
  108. 103Gambia, The37.8
  109. 104Indonesia37.7
  110. 105Bulgaria37.6
  111. 106Georgia37.6
  112. 107Comoros37.4
  113. 108Moldova37.4
  114. 109Korea, Rep.37.3
  115. 110Serbia37.3
  116. 111North Macedonia37.2
  117. 112Fiji37.2
  118. 113Ecuador37.2
  119. 114Bahamas, The36.6
  120. 115Chile36.4
  121. 116Poland36.3
  122. 117United States36.3
  123. 118Belarus36.1
  124. 119Panama36
  125. 120Congo, Dem. Rep.35.9
  126. 120Nicaragua35.9
  127. 121Virgin Islands (U.S.)35.8
  128. 122Afghanistan35.6
  129. 123Cyprus35.4
  130. 124Lithuania35.4
  131. 125French Polynesia35.3
  132. 125New Caledonia35.3
  133. 126Argentina35
  134. 126Latvia35
  135. 127Israel35
  136. 128Solomon Islands34.9
  137. 129Hungary34.8
  138. 130Madagascar34.7
  139. 131Switzerland34.6
  140. 132Azerbaijan34.5
  141. 133Czechia34.5
  142. 134Barbados34.5
  143. 135Italy33.9
  144. 136Slovak Republic33.9
  145. 137Croatia33.9
  146. 138Malta33.7
  147. 139Uruguay33.7
  148. 140Timor-Leste33.6
  149. 141New Zealand33.5
  150. 142Portugal33.5
  151. 143Slovenia33.3
  152. 144Ghana32.7
  153. 145Mozambique32.5
  154. 146Iceland32.4
  155. 147Luxembourg32.1
  156. 148Spain31.9
  157. 149Canada31.9
  158. 150Estonia31.6
  159. 151Belgium31.4
  160. 152Australia31.3
  161. 153United Kingdom31.2
  162. 154Japan31.1
  163. 155Ethiopia31.1
  164. 156France30.9
  165. 157Tonga30.8
  166. 158Malawi30.8
  167. 159Djibouti30.7
  168. 160Chad30.6
  169. 161Somalia, Fed. Rep.30.5
  170. 162Ireland30.4
  171. 163Iraq30.4
  172. 164Germany29.7
  173. 165Rwanda29.3
  174. 166Sweden29.2
  175. 167Austria29.2
  176. 168Finland29.1
  177. 169Denmark28.9
  178. 170Vanuatu28.3
  179. 171Syrian Arab Republic27.3
  180. 172Norway26.6
  181. 173Netherlands26.6
  182. 174Yemen, Rep.23.4

Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex -- ILO modelled estimates, Nov. 2025