Rankings · economy
Countries by annual working hours
Average working hours per worker in a given year. 129 countries ranked for 2023 (hours).
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| 1 |  Sudan | 2,658 hours | +0.6% | = |
| 2 |  Republic of the Congo | 2,534 hours | -0.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 3 |  United Arab Emirates | 2,514 hours | -4.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 |  Jordan | 2,483 hours | +0.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 5 |  Colombia | 2,471 hours | +2.4% | ▲ 6 |
| 6 |  Pakistan | 2,471 hours | +3.8% | ▲ 7 |
| 7 |  Qatar | 2,435 hours | -6.3% | ▼ 3 |
| 8 |  Lebanon | 2,412 hours | -1.7% | = |
| 9 |  Cambodia | 2,389 hours | +1.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 10 |  Bangladesh | 2,383 hours | +1.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 11 |  India | 2,383 hours | -6.5% | ▼ 6 |
| 12 |  Egypt | 2,369 hours | +0.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 13 |  Burkina Faso | 2,356 hours | +0.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 14 |  Senegal | 2,335 hours | +24.3% | ▲ 60 |
| 15 |  China | 2,328 hours | -4.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 16 |  Kuwait | 2,318 hours | -1.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 17 |  Zimbabwe | 2,311 hours | +22.7% | ▲ 56 |
| 18 |  Malaysia | 2,308 hours | -1.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 19 |  Tunisia | 2,288 hours | -3.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 20 |  Singapore | 2,283 hours | -6.1% | ▼ 11 |
| 21 |  Oman | 2,266 hours | -2.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 22 |  Botswana | 2,258 hours | -5.9% | ▼ 10 |
| 23 |  Iran | 2,246 hours | -4.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 24 |  Mali | 2,243 hours | +1.6% | ▲ 4 |
| 25 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 2,240 hours | -2.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 26 |  Algeria | 2,232 hours | +1.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 27 |  Zambia | 2,200 hours | +12.4% | ▲ 37 |
| 28 |  Myanmar | 2,197 hours | -15.6% | ▼ 25 |
| 29 |  Namibia | 2,184 hours | +13.1% | ▲ 37 |
| 30 |  Cameroon | 2,181 hours | +2.3% | ▲ 8 |
| 31 |  South Africa | 2,181 hours | -1.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 32 |  Turkmenistan | 2,179 hours | +0.9% | = |
| 33 |  Costa Rica | 2,177 hours | +0.9% | = |
| 34 |  Thailand | 2,177 hours | -5.1% | ▼ 11 |
| 35 |  Gabon | 2,174 hours | +1.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 36 |  Morocco | 2,174 hours | -1.9% | ▼ 10 |
| 37 |  Vietnam | 2,160 hours | +1.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 38 |  Albania | 2,152 hours | +1.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 39 |  Guatemala | 2,151 hours | +4.2% | ▲ 16 |
| 40 |  Peru | 2,143 hours | +0.3% | ▼ 3 |
| 41 |  Tajikistan | 2,134 hours | +3.2% | ▲ 11 |
| 42 |  United Republic of Tanzania | 2,129 hours | +17.8% | ▲ 41 |
| 43 |  Uganda | 2,128 hours | +35.7% | ▲ 74 |
| 44 |  Saudi Arabia | 2,125 hours | +6.5% | ▲ 18 |
| 45 |  Paraguay | 2,123 hours | -5.6% | ▼ 20 |
| 46 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,122 hours | -0.9% | ▼ 10 |
| 47 |  Angola | 2,115 hours | +0.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 48 |  Ivory Coast | 2,103 hours | -0.2% | ▼ 2 |
| 49 |  Uzbekistan | 2,099 hours | +0.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 50 |  Philippines | 2,096 hours | -2.2% | ▼ 15 |
| 51 |  Russia | 2,087 hours | -1.2% | ▼ 6 |
| 52 |  Dominican Republic | 2,072 hours | -2.4% | ▼ 11 |
| 53 |  Niger | 2,069 hours | +1.5% | ▲ 4 |
| 54 |  Nigeria | 2,062 hours | -2.7% | ▼ 12 |
| 55 |  Sri Lanka | 2,053 hours | -6.6% | ▼ 26 |
| 56 |  Bahrain | 2,052 hours | -3.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 57 |  Ukraine | 2,045 hours | -1.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 58 |  Kenya | 2,035 hours | -0.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 59 |  Taiwan | 2,032 hours | -1.7% | ▼ 6 |
| 60 |  Republic of Serbia | 1,995 hours | -5.8% | ▼ 17 |
| 61 |  Brazil | 1,994 hours | -2.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 62 |  Mauritius | 1,990 hours | +5.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 63 |  Moldova | 1,989 hours | +2.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 64 |  Armenia | 1,976 hours | +0.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 65 |  Kazakhstan | 1,975 hours | -2.6% | ▼ 6 |
| 66 |  Croatia | 1,974 hours | +3.5% | ▲ 4 |
| 67 |  Bolivia | 1,968 hours | -9.6% | ▼ 36 |
| 68 |  Jamaica | 1,963 hours | +2.0% | = |
| 69 |  Indonesia | 1,958 hours | +1.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 70 |  Chile | 1,950 hours | -3.5% | ▼ 10 |
| 71 |  North Macedonia | 1,949 hours | -7.1% | ▼ 22 |
| 72 |  Georgia | 1,932 hours | +4.8% | ▲ 3 |
| 73 |  South Korea | 1,910 hours | -9.0% | ▼ 26 |
| 74 |  Greece | 1,893 hours | -5.2% | ▼ 13 |
| 75 |  Israel | 1,890 hours | -1.5% | ▼ 6 |
| 76 |  Belarus | 1,875 hours | +2.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 77 |  Malta | 1,848 hours | -2.1% | ▼ 5 |
| 78 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,841 hours | +0.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 79 |  Cyprus | 1,840 hours | +1.7% | ▲ 3 |
| 80 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1,830 hours | +11.7% | ▲ 28 |
| 81 |  Romania | 1,826 hours | +1.1% | ▲ 3 |
| 82 |  Poland | 1,807 hours | -0.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 83 |  Madagascar | 1,799 hours | +6.4% | ▲ 16 |
| 84 |  Azerbaijan | 1,791 hours | -1.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 85 |  United States | 1,789 hours | -0.1% | ▲ 1 |
| 86 |  Czechia | 1,774 hours | +0.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 87 |  Turkey | 1,747 hours | -4.6% | ▼ 9 |
| 88 |  Portugal | 1,735 hours | +0.9% | ▲ 8 |
| 89 |  Canada | 1,731 hours | -1.4% | ▲ 2 |
| 90 |  New Zealand | 1,708 hours | -1.4% | ▲ 4 |
| 91 |  Italy | 1,701 hours | +0.8% | ▲ 10 |
| 92 |  Hungary | 1,668 hours | -3.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 93 |  Bulgaria | 1,659 hours | +0.9% | ▲ 14 |
| 94 |  Ghana | 1,656 hours | -3.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 95 |  Ireland | 1,654 hours | -2.5% | ▲ 3 |
| 96 |  Japan | 1,654 hours | -6.2% | ▼ 7 |
| 97 |  Lithuania | 1,640 hours | -1.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 98 |  Spain | 1,638 hours | -3.0% | ▲ 2 |
| 99 |  Mexico | 1,629 hours | -0.4% | ▲ 10 |
| 100 |  Latvia | 1,625 hours | -3.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 101 |  Slovakia | 1,621 hours | -8.5% | ▼ 13 |
| 102 |  Syria | 1,621 hours | -7.3% | ▼ 10 |
| 103 |  Argentina | 1,612 hours | -6.6% | ▼ 8 |
| 104 |  Australia | 1,611 hours | -2.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 105 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1,610 hours | -0.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 106 |  Estonia | 1,606 hours | -9.6% | ▼ 19 |
| 107 |  Ethiopia | 1,599 hours | +2.4% | ▲ 11 |
| 108 |  Malawi | 1,596 hours | +1.4% | ▲ 5 |
| 109 |  Ecuador | 1,594 hours | -4.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 110 |  Belgium | 1,593 hours | +0.1% | ▲ 2 |
| 111 |  Slovenia | 1,588 hours | -4.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 112 |  Chad | 1,585 hours | +0.9% | ▲ 4 |
| 113 |  Rwanda | 1,584 hours | -0.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 114 |  Iraq | 1,583 hours | -11.6% | ▼ 29 |
| 115 |  Switzerland | 1,529 hours | -2.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 116 |  United Kingdom | 1,523 hours | -1.1% | ▲ 4 |
| 117 |  Mozambique | 1,507 hours | +1.5% | ▲ 8 |
| 118 |  Finland | 1,497 hours | -4.0% | ▲ 1 |
| 119 |  France | 1,487 hours | -1.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 120 |  Uruguay | 1,481 hours | -5.8% | ▼ 5 |
| 121 |  Iceland | 1,452 hours | -4.7% | = |
| 122 |  Luxembourg | 1,452 hours | -3.6% | ▲ 2 |
| 123 |  Netherlands | 1,439 hours | +0.8% | ▲ 4 |
| 124 |  Austria | 1,438 hours | -5.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 125 |  Sweden | 1,432 hours | -2.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 126 |  Norway | 1,412 hours | -0.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 127 |  Yemen | 1,382 hours | -33.7% | ▼ 77 |
| 128 |  Denmark | 1,380 hours | -3.2% | = |
| 129 |  Germany | 1,335 hours | -4.4% | ▲ 1 |
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