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How many hours a year do people work?

Average annual hours actually worked per worker for each country, from the latest year with data.

It typically takes 2,151.97 hours, and anywhere from 2,042.15 hours to 2,160.98 hours (Albania, 2023).

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Annual hours worked per worker by country: low, typical and high (hours)
Country or regionLowTypicalHighYearSource
Albania 2,042.15s 2,151.97s 2,160.98s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Algeria 2,122.02s 2,232.41s 2,252.6s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Angola 2,015.3s 2,114.5s 2,114.5s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Argentina 1,528.56s 1,612.12s 1,612.12s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Armenia 1,861.06s 1,976.15s 1,991.75s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Australia 1,587.71s 1,611.13s 1,632.29s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Austria 1,398.75s 1,438.45s 1,508.85s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Azerbaijan 1,740.47s 1,790.75s 1,796.38s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Bahrain 2,052.43s 2,052.43s 2,106.77s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Bangladesh 2,312.9s 2,383.18s 2,417.72s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Belarus 1,816.28s 1,874.84s 1,874.84s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Belgium 1,458.99s 1,593.29s 1,593.29s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Bolivia 1,874.79s 1,967.76s 2,067.69s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,046.41s 2,121.9s 2,172.14s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Botswana 2,258.06s 2,258.06s 2,373.93s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Brazil 1,836.49s 1,993.72s 1,999.69s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Bulgaria 1,609.08s 1,659.33s 1,659.33s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Burkina Faso 2,348.67s 2,356.19s 2,367.36s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Cambodia 2,283.14s 2,388.86s 2,388.86s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Cameroon 2,117.55s 2,180.62s 2,180.62s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Canada 1,626.34s 1,731.02s 1,748.33s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Chad 1,486.91s 1,585.39s 1,585.39s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Chile 1,825.3s 1,949.71s 1,962.64s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
China 2,254.58s 2,327.79s 2,357.2s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Colombia 2,069.44s 2,470.61s 2,503.57s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Congo 2,412.49s 2,534.17s 2,534.62s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Costa Rica 1,929.48s 2,176.92s 2,176.92s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Cote d'Ivoire 2,050.25s 2,103.1s 2,103.1s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Croatia 1,963.43s 1,974.04s 1,995.75s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Cyprus 1,725.32s 1,839.56s 1,839.56s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Czechia 1,672.85s 1,774.15s 1,783.15s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Democratic Republic of Congo 1,737.75s 1,840.97s 1,840.97s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Denmark 1,340.6s 1,379.94s 1,388.91s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Dominican Republic 1,801.03s 2,072.15s 2,072.15s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Ecuador 1,483.37s 1,593.77s 1,593.77s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Egypt 2,159.05s 2,368.51s 2,404.45s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Estonia 1,601.72s 1,605.74s 1,694.29s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Ethiopia 1,456.36s 1,599.42s 1,599.42s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Finland 1,496.85s 1,496.85s 1,536.44s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
France 1,390.85s 1,487.1s 1,504.38s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Gabon 2,121.16s 2,174.15s 2,183.02s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Georgia 1,821.22s 1,931.53s 1,963.02s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Germany 1,313.57s 1,335.27s 1,372.04s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Ghana 1,629.93s 1,655.62s 1,680.87s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Greece 1,735.43s 1,893.06s 1,917.59s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Guatemala 2,063.81s 2,150.62s 2,150.62s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Hong Kong 2,168.77s 2,240.49s 2,240.49s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Hungary 1,657.7s 1,668.16s 1,721.13s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Iceland 1,451.99s 1,451.99s 1,480.15s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
India 2,382.58s 2,382.58s 2,605.39s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Indonesia 1,899.37s 1,958.47s 1,982.2s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Iran 2,205.8s 2,246.08s 2,320.12s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Iraq 1,576.22s 1,583.22s 1,633.6s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Ireland 1,635.62s 1,654.04s 1,760.02s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Israel 1,775.49s 1,890.21s 1,907.12s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Italy 1,513.93s 1,701.42s 1,701.42s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Jamaica 1,878.41s 1,962.72s 1,962.72s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Japan 1,646.4s 1,653.9s 1,687.8s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Jordan 2,422.37s 2,483.18s 2,483.18s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Kazakhstan 1,862.37s 1,974.69s 1,976.01s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Kenya 1,953.58s 2,034.65s 2,034.79s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Kuwait 2,300.81s 2,317.94s 2,337.23s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Kyrgyzstan 1,653.02s 1,830.13s 1,834.78s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Latvia 1,570.68s 1,625.24s 1,660.63s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Lebanon 2,306.09s 2,411.99s 2,423.1s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Lithuania 1,595.55s 1,640.35s 1,665.66s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Luxembourg 1,408.21s 1,452.08s 1,493.28s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Madagascar 1,665.32s 1,799.34s 1,799.34s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Malawi 1,505.46s 1,595.66s 1,595.81s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Malaysia 2,117.78s 2,307.51s 2,315.55s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Mali 2,178.05s 2,242.52s 2,242.52s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Malta 1,833.58s 1,847.84s 1,988.47s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Mauritius 1,837.9s 1,989.89s 2,057.49s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Mexico 1,587.37s 1,628.87s 1,639.79s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Moldova 1,870.04s 1,989.17s 2,011.68s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Morocco 2,074.72s 2,173.69s 2,200.78s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Mozambique 1,456.8s 1,506.83s 1,506.83s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Myanmar 2,162.91s 2,197.01s 2,378.2s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Namibia 2,128.25s 2,184.01s 2,222.27s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Netherlands 1,402.14s 1,438.74s 1,456.55s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
New Zealand 1,687.95s 1,707.52s 1,742.29s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Niger 2,017.79s 2,069.49s 2,069.49s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Nigeria 1,964.21s 2,061.69s 2,061.69s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
North Macedonia 1,818.48s 1,948.89s 2,040.98s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Norway 1,409.74s 1,412.06s 1,425.64s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Oman 2,251.53s 2,266.32s 2,312.26s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Pakistan 2,328.05s 2,471.08s 2,471.08s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Paraguay 1,855.46s 2,122.59s 2,122.59s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Peru 2,060.09s 2,142.96s 2,142.96s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Philippines 1,851.51s 2,095.96s 2,169.85s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Poland 1,779.21s 1,806.92s 1,827.92s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Portugal 1,630.84s 1,734.94s 1,741.3s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Qatar 2,435.01s 2,435.01s 2,496.03s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Romania 1,756.28s 1,825.92s 1,825.92s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Russia 1,966.89s 2,086.68s 2,086.68s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Rwanda 1,495.89s 1,584.32s 1,668.36s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Saudi Arabia 1,909.79s 2,124.51s 2,124.51s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Senegal 2,218.24s 2,335.23s 2,335.23s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Serbia 1,975.12s 1,995.18s 2,050.56s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Singapore 2,229.11s 2,283.18s 2,330.77s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Slovakia 1,571.98s 1,621.23s 1,691.99s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Slovenia 1,532.85s 1,587.57s 1,610.24s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
South Africa 2,071.62s 2,181.43s 2,206.86s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
South Korea 1,881.03s 1,910.23s 1,963.22s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Spain 1,562.68s 1,637.99s 1,678.23s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Sri Lanka 1,882.91s 2,053.13s 2,137.42s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Sudan 2,598.73s 2,658.04s 2,681.18s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Sweden 1,422.56s 1,431.5s 1,451.35s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Switzerland 1,498.8s 1,528.94s 1,549.12s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Syria 1,619.04s 1,620.53s 1,654.52s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Taiwan 2,004.87s 2,031.58s 2,052.85s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Tajikistan 2,040.86s 2,134.26s 2,134.26s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Tanzania 2,034.42s 2,128.73s 2,128.73s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Thailand 2,095.41s 2,177.17s 2,199.04s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Trinidad and Tobago 1,540.61s 1,609.81s 1,616.96s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Tunisia 2,210.22s 2,288.01s 2,291.8s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Turkey 1,572.39s 1,747.46s 1,759.3s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Turkmenistan 2,136.98s 2,178.62s 2,185.41s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Uganda 1,550.73s 2,127.9s 2,171.89s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Ukraine 2,007.73s 2,044.97s 2,059.68s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
United Arab Emirates 2,514.45s 2,514.45s 2,706.89s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
United Kingdom 1,391.63s 1,522.8s 1,544.63s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
United States 1,777.88s 1,788.88s 1,796.65s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Uruguay 1,481.13s 1,481.13s 1,523.15s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Uzbekistan 2,081.28s 2,098.62s 2,115.69s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Venezuela 1,829.18s 1,829.18s 1,885.13s 2014 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Vietnam 2,036.99s 2,160.49s 2,160.49s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Yemen 1,382.1s 1,382.1s 1,539.7s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Zambia 2,110.57s 2,199.55s 2,199.55s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)
Zimbabwe 1,889.45s 2,311.02s 2,311.02s 2023 Our World in Data / Penn World Table (CC BY 4.0)

Checked Oct 15, 2026. Low and high show the range inside each country.

Our World in Data republishes average annual working hours per worker from the Penn World Table and OECD sources. The low and high values are the lowest and highest of the last five years available.

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