Data for 2016

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2016

2016, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2016 covers 187 countries on 3 measures. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 51.91; Netherlands is lowest, at 27.46. The middle country reads 39.23. Against 2015, 181 values changed (101 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2016

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

51.91

LowestNetherlands

27.46

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

187countries
3measures per country
2016the year it describes
178distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2016, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2016: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	51.91	53.31	51.56	—
2	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	50.63	49.54	51.34	—
3	QatarQATWestern Asia	50.00	51.76	49.73	Real value
4	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	49.93	46.86	52.56	—
5	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	49.81	43.59	51.65	—
6	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	49.35	47.45	50.85	—
7	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	49.22	47.68	50.22	—
8	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	49.06	41.49	51.51	—
9	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	48.63	48.23	49.00	—
10	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	48.51	36.88	52.74	Real value
11	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	48.29	49.25	47.41	—
12	JordanJORWestern Asia	47.29	44.92	47.76	—
13	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	46.88	39.26	49.81	—
14	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	46.80	44.25	49.03	—
15	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	46.79	42.91	48.11	—
16	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	46.73	34.24	50.23	—
17	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	46.72	45.11	48.20	—
18	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	46.59	38.79	49.91	—
19	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	46.11	42.84	48.27	—
20	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	46.10	45.22	46.82	Real value
21	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	46.06	45.83	46.22	—
22	MacauMACEastern Asia	46.00	46.00	46.00	Real value
23	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	45.65	45.13	46.13	—
24	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	45.61	42.55	48.41	—
25	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	45.50	43.92	46.42	Real value
26	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	45.43	43.31	47.06	—
27	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	45.40	43.03	47.30	—
28	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	45.37	43.42	47.09	Real value
29	OmanOMNWestern Asia	44.99	39.99	45.66	—
30	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	44.92	42.17	45.88	—
31	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.68	34.74	47.91	—
32	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	44.58	40.63	46.38	—
33	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	44.37	41.79	46.24	—
34	SamoaWSMPolynesia	44.18	42.96	44.87	—
35	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	43.93	38.59	46.25	Real value
36	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	43.73	41.69	45.53	—
37	IranIRNSouthern Asia	43.35	31.65	45.70	Real value
38	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	43.26	37.38	44.88	Real value
39	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.18	34.33	44.82	—
40	MaliMLIWestern Africa	43.12	36.96	47.64	Real value
41	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	43.00	42.50	43.49	Real value
=42	BoliviaBOLSouth America	42.90	39.03	45.69	—
=42	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	42.90	41.39	44.08	Real value
44	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	42.76	42.20	43.23	Real value
45	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	42.71	42.56	42.83	Real value
46	MexicoMEXCentral America	42.70	37.46	45.90	Real value
47	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	42.65	39.20	45.15	Real value
48	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	42.60	39.83	44.80	Real value
49	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	42.48	40.72	44.23	—
50	Costa RicaCRICentral America	42.40	36.53	46.05	Real value
51	ColombiaCOLSouth America	42.38	37.28	45.92	Real value
52	BelizeBLZCentral America	42.32	38.92	44.27	—
53	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	42.30	37.17	44.87	Real value
54	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	42.17	41.36	42.75	Real value
55	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	42.11	38.76	45.00	—
56	GabonGABMiddle Africa	41.99	38.58	43.88	—
57	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	41.85	40.17	42.93	Real value
58	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	41.83	41.98	41.73	Real value
59	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	41.53	38.75	44.14	—
60	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	41.46	41.29	41.61	—
61	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	41.45	38.71	43.78	—
62	ParaguayPRYSouth America	41.41	38.31	43.46	Real value
63	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	41.40	36.11	43.99	—
64	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	41.27	36.94	42.38	—
65	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.26	38.49	43.80	—
66	BeninBENWestern Africa	41.06	39.23	42.87	—
67	CubaCUBCaribbean	41.05	37.19	43.67	—
68	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	41.01	39.57	42.41	Real value
69	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	40.88	38.83	42.18	—
70	HaitiHTICaribbean	40.83	40.43	41.17	—
71	GuyanaGUYSouth America	40.62	37.26	42.76	—
72	SurinameSURSouth America	40.57	35.91	43.51	—
73	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	40.54	39.82	41.14	—
74	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	40.38	35.70	42.92	—
75	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	40.35	39.36	41.43	—
76	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	40.34	39.02	41.23	Real value
=77	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	40.29	34.27	44.69	Real value
=77	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	40.29	34.08	43.10	Real value
79	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	40.28	38.08	42.43	—
80	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	40.13	36.68	42.26	Real value
81	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	40.06	34.87	42.95	—
82	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	39.89	37.19	42.37	—
83	UkraineUKREastern Europe	39.64	36.69	42.49	—
84	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	39.61	35.48	42.48	—
85	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	39.60	37.58	41.25	Real value
86	GuineaGINWestern Africa	39.59	36.50	41.99	—
87	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	39.47	36.17	41.90	Real value
88	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	39.43	36.48	41.71	—
89	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.37	33.80	43.30	—
90	KenyaKENEastern Africa	39.36	34.88	43.57	Real value
91	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	39.29	36.44	41.74	—
92	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	39.28	37.27	40.77	—
93	HondurasHNDCentral America	39.27	37.12	40.44	Real value
94	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	39.23	36.55	40.92	Real value
95	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	39.17	38.35	39.88	Real value
96	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	39.02	36.80	40.81	Real value
97	EritreaERIEastern Africa	38.98	36.08	41.61	—
98	SenegalSENWestern Africa	38.90	31.06	43.92	Real value
=99	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	38.85	35.55	39.22	—
=99	VenezuelaVENSouth America	38.85	36.78	40.22	Real value
101	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	38.74	36.70	39.74	—
102	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	38.70	32.78	43.96	—
103	PeruPERSouth America	38.52	34.52	41.82	—
104	GuamGUMMicronesia	38.47	35.36	40.96	—
105	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	38.30	37.14	39.20	Real value
106	PanamaPANCentral America	38.17	35.51	39.88	Real value
=107	ChileCHLSouth America	38.03	34.03	40.80	Real value
=107	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	38.03	34.36	41.02	—
=109	BrazilBRASouth America	37.99	35.22	39.96	Real value
=109	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	37.99	36.46	39.47	—
=109	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	37.99	28.92	39.80	Real value
112	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	37.96	36.52	39.31	Real value
113	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	37.84	34.34	41.17	—
114	EcuadorECUSouth America	37.68	31.60	41.88	—
115	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	37.65	22.01	41.74	—
116	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	37.58	36.25	38.74	Real value
117	TogoTGOWestern Africa	37.39	33.90	40.64	—
118	PolandPOLEastern Europe	37.30	34.24	39.81	Real value
119	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	36.82	33.95	39.60	—
120	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	36.76	33.79	39.69	—
121	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	36.70	34.15	38.36	Real value
122	United StatesUSANorthern America	36.68	33.85	39.01	Real value
123	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	36.62	32.94	40.33	—
124	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	36.41	34.31	38.48	—
125	ArgentinaARGSouth America	36.39	30.55	40.38	—
126	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	36.34	35.32	37.22	—
127	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	36.33	33.28	38.08	Real value
128	IsraelISRWestern Asia	36.26	31.50	40.47	Real value
129	BahamasBHSCaribbean	36.24	34.92	37.50	—
=130	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	36.19	33.63	38.19	Real value
=130	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	36.19	34.81	37.80	Real value
132	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	36.15	32.00	38.82	Real value
133	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	36.09	34.17	37.65	Real value
134	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	36.05	34.19	38.01	Real value
135	NicaraguaNICCentral America	35.86	29.71	39.69	—
136	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	35.73	31.55	39.69	Real value
137	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	35.68	33.96	37.46	Real value
138	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	35.64	32.70	37.89	—
139	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	35.35	33.58	36.81	Real value
140	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	35.29	32.11	38.56	—
141	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	35.11	33.46	36.68	Real value
142	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	35.06	34.35	35.73	—
143	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	34.85	32.56	36.79	—
144	BelarusBLREastern Europe	34.74	31.96	37.58	Real value
145	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	34.70	30.14	38.72	Real value
146	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	34.69	28.95	39.69	Real value
147	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	34.63	32.62	36.33	Real value
148	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	34.61	34.06	35.12	—
149	TongaTONPolynesia	34.60	33.95	35.05	—
150	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	34.56	33.25	35.90	—
151	FijiFJIMelanesia	34.43	32.26	35.51	—
152	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	34.33	30.12	37.82	Real value
153	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	34.32	32.51	36.03	Real value
154	UruguayURYSouth America	34.30	30.51	37.37	—
155	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	34.24	31.89	36.27	Real value
156	SpainESPSouthern Europe	33.98	30.67	36.70	Real value
157	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	33.73	30.72	36.39	—
158	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.71	29.25	36.91	Real value
159	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	33.33	31.29	35.26	—
160	JapanJPNEastern Asia	32.96	29.36	35.70	—
161	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	32.93	28.76	36.50	Real value
162	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	32.90	30.74	34.86	—
163	IraqIRQWestern Asia	32.87	20.28	35.11	—
164	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	32.72	27.77	36.92	Real value
165	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	32.53	23.50	34.10	—
166	CanadaCANNorthern America	32.39	28.84	35.58	Real value
167	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	31.94	28.80	34.66	—
168	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	31.85	29.48	33.94	—
=169	FranceFRAWestern Europe	31.20	27.98	34.19	Real value
=169	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	31.20	26.45	35.32	Real value
171	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	30.99	28.14	33.76	—
172	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	30.97	26.07	35.31	Real value
=173	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	30.77	28.34	33.02	Real value
=173	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	30.77	26.04	34.97	Real value
175	YemenYEMWestern Asia	30.51	22.48	31.09	—
176	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	30.48	27.50	31.43	—
177	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	30.36	26.77	33.27	Real value
178	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	30.32	26.70	33.66	—
179	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	30.26	25.94	33.30	—
180	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	30.18	27.92	31.10	—
181	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	30.09	25.61	33.70	—
182	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	29.97	27.20	32.49	Real value
183	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	29.46	26.25	32.31	Real value
184	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	29.16	25.44	33.25	—
185	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	28.16	25.09	30.96	Real value
186	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	27.75	27.20	28.20	—
187	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	27.46	22.02	32.17	Real value

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates51.91
2Bhutan50.63
3Qatar50.00
4Mongolia49.93
5Sudan49.81

Lowest

187Netherlands27.46
186Vanuatu27.75
185Norway28.16
184Mozambique29.16
183Denmark29.46

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.23. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women (hours)
HighestUnited Arab Emirates53.31
LowestIraq20.28
Middle country: 35.55
Men (hours)
HighestMaldives52.74
LowestVanuatu28.20
Middle country: 41.25

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
181values changed, of 187 in both
101 · 80rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Senegal36.32 → 38.90+2.58
Uganda29.14 → 30.99+1.85
Albania37.88 → 39.60+1.72
Honduras37.87 → 39.27+1.40
Philippines40.50 → 41.83+1.33

Fell most

Egypt46.13 → 43.26−2.87
Yemen32.94 → 30.51−2.43
Suriname42.42 → 40.57−1.85
Iran45.14 → 43.35−1.79
Uruguay35.40 → 34.30−1.10

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

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178 distinct values among 187
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