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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.