* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Average hours worked per year, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 25 countries was 1606.31 hours. The highest value was in Greece: 1897 hours and the lowest value was in Germany: 1342.65 hours. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: hours; Source: OECD
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Countries Hours worked, 2023 Global rank Available data
Greece 1897 1 1983 - 2023
Croatia 1837.31 2 1995 - 2023
Romania 1825.91 3 1995 - 2023
Poland 1803 4 1993 - 2023
Czechia 1774.17 5 1994 - 2023
Estonia 1742 6 2000 - 2023
Italy 1734.41 7 1971 - 2023
Hungary 1679.2 8 1981 - 2023
Lithuania 1641 9 1995 - 2023
Ireland 1632.85 10 1971 - 2023
Spain 1632.28 11 1971 - 2023
Portugal 1631 12 1970 - 2023
Slovakia 1627.12 13 1995 - 2023
Bulgaria 1617.68 14 1995 - 2023
Slovenia 1616.1 15 1995 - 2023
Latvia 1548 16 1995 - 2023
Finland 1499 17 1970 - 2023
France 1487.1 18 1971 - 2023
Luxembourg 1451.82 19 1971 - 2023
Netherlands 1449.19 20 1971 - 2023
Sweden 1437 21 1970 - 2023
Belgium 1436.96 22 1971 - 2023
Austria 1435 23 1995 - 2023
Denmark 1379.95 24 1971 - 2023
Germany 1342.65 25 1971 - 2023



Definition: The average number of hours worked by a worker in the scope of one year.

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1897.00
1837.31
1825.91
1803.00
1774.17
1742.00
1734.41
1679.20
1641.00
1632.85
1632.28
1631.00
1627.12
1617.68
1616.10
1548.00
1499.00
1487.10
1451.82
1449.19
1437.00
1436.96
1435.00
1379.95
1342.65
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474.3
948.5
1422.8
1897


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