Data for 2022

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2022

2022, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2022 covers 186 countries on 3 measures. Bhutan is highest, at 54.44; Yemen is lowest, at 25.70. The middle country reads 39.37. Against 2021, 185 values changed (139 up, 46 down), 1 left.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2022

HighestBhutan

54.44

LowestYemen

25.70

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.

186countries
3measures per country
2022the year it describes
176distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	54.44	53.51	55.00	Real value
2	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	50.76	45.70	51.90	Real value
3	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	50.41	50.22	50.47	Real value
4	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	50.05	48.21	51.42	—
5	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	48.95	50.39	47.55	—
6	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	48.81	48.25	49.32	—
7	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	47.97	46.31	49.48	—
8	JordanJORWestern Asia	47.71	43.61	48.46	Real value
9	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	47.54	34.91	51.15	—
10	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	46.74	38.10	49.88	Real value
11	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	46.68	39.74	49.11	—
12	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	46.67	43.43	49.31	Real value
13	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	46.08	43.89	47.76	—
14	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	46.06	42.30	47.22	—
15	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	45.97	36.13	48.85	—
16	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	45.88	45.60	46.15	—
17	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	45.71	34.80	51.96	Real value
18	MacauMACEastern Asia	45.66	45.97	45.36	—
19	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	45.54	40.84	46.45	Real value
20	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	45.52	44.10	46.42	Real value
21	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.51	39.94	48.64	—
22	QatarQATWestern Asia	45.32	47.19	44.92	—
23	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	45.10	42.00	47.14	—
24	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	44.92	44.59	45.19	—
25	SamoaWSMPolynesia	44.90	44.12	45.32	—
26	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	44.74	42.35	46.58	—
27	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	44.70	43.44	45.44	Real value
28	OmanOMNWestern Asia	44.36	40.55	45.00	—
29	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	44.35	43.28	45.29	Real value
30	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	44.27	40.18	47.72	—
=31	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	44.00	34.47	46.63	Real value
=31	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	44.00	40.96	47.00	Real value
33	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	43.99	41.56	44.96	—
34	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	43.85	40.42	45.48	Real value
35	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	43.79	41.05	46.05	Real value
36	MaliMLIWestern Africa	43.44	37.47	47.23	—
=37	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	43.39	35.61	44.75	—
=37	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	43.39	41.90	44.63	Real value
39	ColombiaCOLSouth America	43.36	40.04	45.56	Real value
40	IranIRNSouthern Asia	43.29	33.44	45.05	Real value
41	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	43.18	41.92	44.05	Real value
42	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	43.00	42.51	43.52	—
43	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	42.87	39.86	45.65	—
=44	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	42.77	41.48	44.06	Real value
=44	GuyanaGUYSouth America	42.77	39.25	45.42	—
46	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	42.75	40.54	44.87	—
47	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	42.58	40.97	43.54	—
48	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	42.44	40.87	43.93	—
49	GabonGABMiddle Africa	42.34	38.90	44.22	—
50	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	42.21	39.09	44.87	Real value
51	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	42.14	39.42	44.25	—
52	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	42.04	38.65	43.59	—
53	BeninBENWestern Africa	42.00	40.54	43.42	—
54	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	41.96	39.49	43.92	Real value
=55	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	41.79	39.16	44.09	—
=55	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	41.79	38.95	44.44	—
=55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	41.79	41.70	41.86	Real value
58	MexicoMEXCentral America	41.78	37.44	44.61	Real value
59	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	41.61	38.87	44.14	—
60	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	41.56	39.23	43.55	Real value
61	HondurasHNDCentral America	41.54	37.98	43.49	Real value
62	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	41.40	39.16	43.45	—
63	HaitiHTICaribbean	41.35	41.13	41.53	—
64	Costa RicaCRICentral America	41.34	36.44	44.59	Real value
65	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	41.30	38.37	43.50	—
66	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	41.24	40.83	41.59	Real value
67	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	41.15	40.18	42.07	Real value
68	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	40.96	40.18	41.49	Real value
69	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	40.93	35.69	43.89	—
70	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	40.91	40.07	41.81	—
71	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	40.89	34.58	43.61	—
72	CubaCUBCaribbean	40.75	37.09	43.17	—
73	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	40.69	35.99	43.21	—
74	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	40.67	38.01	43.10	—
75	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	40.38	36.10	41.49	—
76	GuineaGINWestern Africa	40.29	37.06	42.58	—
77	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	40.28	40.21	40.32	Real value
78	BelizeBLZCentral America	40.24	36.57	42.24	—
79	ParaguayPRYSouth America	40.23	36.88	42.58	Real value
80	SurinameSURSouth America	40.11	35.59	43.12	—
81	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.98	34.67	44.33	—
82	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	39.96	36.44	42.98	—
83	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	39.93	36.51	40.63	—
84	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	39.87	37.17	42.35	—
85	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	39.74	35.48	43.77	—
86	EritreaERIEastern Africa	39.71	36.90	42.25	—
87	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	39.70	35.76	42.66	—
88	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	39.68	31.44	41.37	Real value
89	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	39.61	39.30	39.86	Real value
90	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	39.57	37.99	40.51	Real value
91	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	39.47	36.64	40.84	Real value
92	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	39.46	34.33	42.06	—
=93	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	39.37	36.93	40.50	—
=93	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	39.37	37.24	41.19	Real value
95	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	38.97	36.10	41.25	—
96	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	38.91	37.95	39.63	Real value
=97	KenyaKENEastern Africa	38.69	34.49	42.33	Real value
=97	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	38.69	37.35	40.28	Real value
99	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	38.52	35.02	40.78	Real value
100	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	38.42	35.44	40.32	Real value
101	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	38.39	33.39	42.80	—
102	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	38.35	32.28	44.06	—
103	VenezuelaVENSouth America	38.34	36.71	39.23	—
104	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	38.29	37.13	39.30	—
105	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	38.26	36.38	39.70	—
106	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	38.22	37.47	38.88	Real value
107	PeruPERSouth America	38.09	34.36	41.12	Real value
108	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	38.08	36.90	39.22	Real value
109	BoliviaBOLSouth America	38.02	34.31	41.14	Real value
110	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	38.00	36.50	39.38	Real value
=111	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	37.93	34.64	40.36	Real value
=111	GuamGUMMicronesia	37.93	34.91	40.40	—
=113	BrazilBRASouth America	37.92	35.28	39.85	Real value
=113	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	37.92	34.76	40.32	Real value
115	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	37.85	36.55	38.81	Real value
116	TogoTGOWestern Africa	37.83	34.83	40.63	—
117	ChileCHLSouth America	37.69	34.40	40.06	Real value
118	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	37.61	34.97	39.32	Real value
119	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	37.57	34.71	40.33	—
120	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	37.50	33.82	41.00	—
121	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	37.37	35.24	38.92	—
122	EcuadorECUSouth America	37.15	31.54	41.10	—
123	PolandPOLEastern Europe	36.92	34.39	39.03	Real value
124	BahamasBHSCaribbean	36.62	35.56	37.70	—
125	FijiFJIMelanesia	36.57	35.62	37.04	—
126	United StatesUSANorthern America	36.43	34.07	38.39	Real value
127	NicaraguaNICCentral America	35.88	29.88	39.77	—
128	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	35.84	33.05	38.69	—
129	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	35.74	35.30	36.17	—
130	IsraelISRWestern Asia	35.73	31.52	39.63	Real value
131	BelarusBLREastern Europe	35.64	33.29	37.94	Real value
132	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	35.62	33.55	37.41	—
133	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	35.55	17.17	36.69	—
134	ArgentinaARGSouth America	35.39	30.32	39.15	Real value
135	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	35.31	33.07	37.27	Real value
136	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	35.26	32.32	37.52	—
137	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	35.06	33.25	36.89	Real value
138	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	35.05	30.20	39.28	Real value
139	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	34.90	34.55	35.23	—
140	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	34.81	32.42	36.71	Real value
141	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	34.61	32.67	36.55	Real value
142	UruguayURYSouth America	34.58	30.74	37.76	Real value
143	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	34.49	32.56	36.31	Real value
144	PanamaPANCentral America	34.48	32.35	35.83	Real value
145	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	34.43	33.28	35.56	Real value
146	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	34.33	32.93	35.54	Real value
147	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	34.29	32.24	35.95	Real value
148	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	34.10	31.85	36.26	—
149	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	33.82	31.50	35.48	Real value
150	ItalyITASouthern Europe	33.72	29.54	36.76	Real value
151	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	33.70	30.74	36.31	Real value
152	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	33.66	32.66	34.49	—
153	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	33.62	30.22	36.67	—
154	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	33.55	31.50	35.25	Real value
155	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	33.54	31.83	35.18	Real value
156	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	32.87	28.84	36.37	—
157	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	32.62	30.35	34.65	Real value
158	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	32.41	29.26	35.74	Real value
159	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	32.35	29.16	35.11	Real value
160	CanadaCANNorthern America	31.94	28.72	34.85	Real value
161	SpainESPSouthern Europe	31.90	28.78	34.51	Real value
162	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	31.74	28.06	35.00	Real value
163	TongaTONPolynesia	31.73	31.20	32.16	—
164	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	31.62	29.42	33.78	Real value
165	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	31.27	28.39	33.88	—
166	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	31.16	26.46	35.25	—
167	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	31.00	28.05	33.14	—
=168	JapanJPNEastern Asia	30.90	27.06	34.02	—
=168	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	30.90	27.12	34.36	Real value
170	FranceFRAWestern Europe	30.79	27.92	33.48	Real value
171	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	30.77	21.77	32.38	—
172	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	30.72	27.19	33.98	—
173	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	30.71	27.64	31.78	—
174	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	30.51	26.23	33.42	—
175	IraqIRQWestern Asia	30.43	17.38	32.09	—
176	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	30.41	28.31	31.25	—
177	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	30.03	27.76	32.01	Real value
178	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	29.71	25.48	33.41	Real value
179	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	29.43	24.80	33.52	Real value
180	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	29.32	27.11	31.27	Real value
181	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	29.06	26.68	31.30	Real value
182	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	29.02	26.19	31.56	Real value
183	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	28.32	28.83	27.90	—
184	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	27.24	24.36	29.80	Real value
185	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	26.81	22.23	30.88	Real value
186	YemenYEMWestern Asia	25.70	17.57	26.23	—

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

186Yemen25.70
185Netherlands26.81
184Norway27.24
183Vanuatu28.32
182Denmark29.02

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.37. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women (hours)
HighestBhutan53.51
LowestAfghanistan17.17
Middle country: 35.66
Men (hours)
HighestBhutan55.00
LowestYemen26.23
Middle country: 41.13

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
185values changed, of 186 in both
139 · 46rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe38.68 → 44.00+5.32
Bhutan50.71 → 54.44+3.73
Angola39.76 → 42.77+3.01
Mauritius36.92 → 39.57+2.65
Egypt42.94 → 45.54+2.60

Fell most

Qatar47.88 → 45.32−2.56
Botswana45.65 → 43.79−1.86
Guatemala40.88 → 39.46−1.42
Tonga33.10 → 31.73−1.37
Afghanistan36.88 → 35.55−1.33

− Ukraine

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.

04Caveats

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One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2022.
176 distinct values among 186
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 41.79. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
95 empty cells
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0621 held

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