# How many hours a year do people work?

**It typically takes 2,151.97 hours, and anywhere from 2,042.15 hours to 2,160.98 hours (Albania, 2023).** (Source: MainMesh, updated 2026-10-15)

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

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

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