How long do people work?
Working hours, 130 countries & territories. Average annual hours actually worked per worker (Penn World Table / Feenstra et al.).
lowest≥ 1,590 hours≥ 1,667 hours≥ 1,891 hours≥ 2,050 hours≥ 2,153 hours≥ 2,286 hours no data
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table via Our World in Data· 2014 / 2023
Dots sit on a scale from the lowest (1,335 hours) to the highest value (2,658 hours).
The ranking
- 1
Sudan 2,658 hours 2023 - 2
Congo 2,534 hours 2023 - 3
United Arab Emirates 2,514 hours 2023 - 4
Jordan 2,483 hours 2023 - 5
Pakistan 2,471 hours 2023 - 6
Colombia 2,471 hours 2023 - 7
Qatar 2,435 hours 2023 - 8
Lebanon 2,412 hours 2023 - 9
Cambodia 2,389 hours 2023 - 10
Bangladesh 2,383 hours 2023 - 11
India 2,383 hours 2023 - 12
Egypt 2,369 hours 2023 - 13
Burkina Faso 2,356 hours 2023 - 14
Senegal 2,335 hours 2023 - 15
China 2,328 hours 2023 - 16
Kuwait 2,318 hours 2023 - 17
Zimbabwe 2,311 hours 2023 - 18
Malaysia 2,308 hours 2023 - 19
Tunisia 2,288 hours 2023 - 20
Singapore 2,283 hours 2023 - 21
Oman 2,266 hours 2023 - 22
Botswana 2,258 hours 2023 - 23
Iran 2,246 hours 2023 - 24
Mali 2,243 hours 2023 - 25
Hong Kong (China) 2,240 hours 2023 - 26
Algeria 2,232 hours 2023 - 27
Zambia 2,200 hours 2023 - 28
Myanmar 2,197 hours 2023 - 29
Namibia 2,184 hours 2023 - 30
South Africa 2,181 hours 2023 - 31
Cameroon 2,181 hours 2023 - 32
Turkmenistan 2,179 hours 2023 - 33
Thailand 2,177 hours 2023 - 34
Costa Rica 2,177 hours 2023 - 35
Gabon 2,174 hours 2023 - 36
Morocco 2,174 hours 2023 - 37
Vietnam 2,160 hours 2023 - 38
Albania 2,152 hours 2023 - 39
Guatemala 2,151 hours 2023 - 40
Peru 2,143 hours 2023 - 41
Tajikistan 2,134 hours 2023 - 42
Tanzania 2,129 hours 2023 - 43
Uganda 2,128 hours 2023 - 44
Saudi Arabia 2,125 hours 2023 - 45
Paraguay 2,123 hours 2023 - 46
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,122 hours 2023 - 47
Angola 2,115 hours 2023 - 48
Ivory Coast 2,103 hours 2023 - 49
Uzbekistan 2,099 hours 2023 - 50
Philippines 2,096 hours 2023
Reference years differ by country (2014–2023); each row shows its own year.