Annual Working Hours

This ranking compares annual hours actually worked per employed person. The raw value shows time pressure over the year; lower values mean more available time for everyday life, family, recovery and personal projects and receive a higher rating.
1 Germany1,340 hrs/year 1,340 hrs/year 100
2 Denmark1,400 hrs/year 1,400 hrs/year 96
2 Norway1,400 hrs/year 1,400 hrs/year 96
4 Netherlands1,430 hrs/year 1,430 hrs/year 94
5 Sweden1,480 hrs/year 1,480 hrs/year 90
6 France1,490 hrs/year 1,490 hrs/year 89
6 French Guiana1,490 hrs/year 1,490 hrs/year 89
6 Guadeloupe1,490 hrs/year 1,490 hrs/year 89
6 Martinique1,490 hrs/year 1,490 hrs/year 89
6 Mayotte1,490 hrs/year 1,490 hrs/year 89
6 Réunion1,490 hrs/year 1,490 hrs/year 89
12 Belgium1,500 hrs/year 1,500 hrs/year 88
12 Finland1,500 hrs/year 1,500 hrs/year 88
12 Luxembourg1,500 hrs/year 1,500 hrs/year 88
15 Austria1,530 hrs/year 1,530 hrs/year 86
16 Switzerland1,540 hrs/year 1,540 hrs/year 85
16 United Kingdom1,540 hrs/year 1,540 hrs/year 85
18 Iceland1,580 hrs/year 1,580 hrs/year 82
18 Liechtenstein1,580 hrs/year 1,580 hrs/year 82
20 Ireland1,590 hrs/year 1,590 hrs/year 81
21 Greenland1,600 hrs/year 1,600 hrs/year 80
21 Monaco1,600 hrs/year 1,600 hrs/year 80
21 New Caledonia1,600 hrs/year 1,600 hrs/year 80
21 Saint Pierre and Miquelon1,600 hrs/year 1,600 hrs/year 80
21 Tahiti1,600 hrs/year 1,600 hrs/year 80
26 Japan1,640 hrs/year 1,640 hrs/year 77
27 Andorra1,650 hrs/year 1,650 hrs/year 76
27 Faroe Islands1,650 hrs/year 1,650 hrs/year 76
27 Gibraltar1,650 hrs/year 1,650 hrs/year 76
27 Saint-Martin1,650 hrs/year 1,650 hrs/year 76
27 San Marino1,650 hrs/year 1,650 hrs/year 76
32 Slovenia1,660 hrs/year 1,660 hrs/year 75
33 Spain1,680 hrs/year 1,680 hrs/year 74
34 Australia1,690 hrs/year 1,690 hrs/year 73
34 Canada1,690 hrs/year 1,690 hrs/year 73
36 Aruba1,700 hrs/year 1,700 hrs/year 72
36 Curacao1,700 hrs/year 1,700 hrs/year 72
36 Estonia1,700 hrs/year 1,700 hrs/year 72
36 Italy1,700 hrs/year 1,700 hrs/year 72
36 Sint Maarten1,700 hrs/year 1,700 hrs/year 72
36 Wallis and Futuna1,700 hrs/year 1,700 hrs/year 72
42 Malta1,720 hrs/year 1,720 hrs/year 70
42 Portugal1,720 hrs/year 1,720 hrs/year 70
44 Lithuania1,740 hrs/year 1,740 hrs/year 69
45 Anguilla1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Antigua and Barbuda1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Bermuda1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 British Virgin Islands1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Cayman Islands1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Cook Islands1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Croatia1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Czech Republic1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Montserrat1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Niue1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Puerto Rico1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 Turks and Caicos Islands1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
45 U.S. Virgin Islands1,750 hrs/year 1,750 hrs/year 68
58 New Zealand1,760 hrs/year 1,760 hrs/year 67
59 Barbados1,780 hrs/year 1,780 hrs/year 66
59 Cyprus1,780 hrs/year 1,780 hrs/year 66
59 Latvia1,780 hrs/year 1,780 hrs/year 66
62 United States1,790 hrs/year 1,790 hrs/year 65
63 American Samoa1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Bahamas1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Bulgaria1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Dominica1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Grenada1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Guam1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Hungary1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Northern Mariana Islands1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Palau1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Saint Kitts and Nevis1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Saint Lucia1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
63 Slovakia1,800 hrs/year 1,800 hrs/year 64
76 Poland1,820 hrs/year 1,820 hrs/year 62
77 Romania1,840 hrs/year 1,840 hrs/year 61
78 Algeria1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Belize1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Bosnia and Herzegovina1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Brunei1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Cuba1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Kosovo1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Libya1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Montenegro1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 North Macedonia1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Serbia1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Ukraine1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
78 Uruguay1,850 hrs/year 1,850 hrs/year 60
90 Belarus1,870 hrs/year 1,870 hrs/year 58
90 Russia1,870 hrs/year 1,870 hrs/year 58
90 Moldova1,880 hrs/year 1,880 hrs/year 58
93 Albania1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Armenia1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Azerbaijan1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Benin1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Brazil1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Cape Verde1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Iraq1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Jamaica1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Kiribati1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Korea Republic1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Kuwait1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Marshall Islands1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Micronesia1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Nauru1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Samoa1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Seychelles1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Tonga1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
93 Tuvalu1,900 hrs/year 1,900 hrs/year 56
111 Israel1,910 hrs/year 1,910 hrs/year 55
112 Argentina1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Botswana1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Chile1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Djibouti1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Equatorial Guinea1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Fiji1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Gabon1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Georgia1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Greece1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Guyana1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Iran1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Kazakhstan1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Maldives1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Mauritius1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Namibia1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Panama1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Suriname1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Trinidad and Tobago1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Tunisia1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Vanuatu1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
112 Venezuela1,950 hrs/year 1,950 hrs/year 52
133 Angola2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Bahrain2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Bhutan2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Burkina Faso2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Cameroon2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Central African Republic2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Chad2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Comoros2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Congo2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Dominican Republic2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Egypt2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Eritrea2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Guinea2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Guinea-Bissau2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Ivory Coast2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Jordan2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Kyrgyzstan2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Lebanon2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Malaysia2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Mali2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Mauritania2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Morocco2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Niger2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Palestine2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Paraguay2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 São Tomé and Príncipe2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Saudi Arabia2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Senegal2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Solomon Islands2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Swaziland2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Syria2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Togo2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Turkey2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
133 Western Sahara2,000 hrs/year 2,000 hrs/year 48
167 Chinese Taipei2,030 hrs/year 2,030 hrs/year 46
168 Costa Rica2,050 hrs/year 2,050 hrs/year 44
168 Mongolia2,050 hrs/year 2,050 hrs/year 44
168 South Africa2,050 hrs/year 2,050 hrs/year 44
171 Afghanistan2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Burundi2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 China2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Congo DR2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Ecuador2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Ethiopia2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Gambia2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Ghana2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Indonesia2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Kenya2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Laos2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Lesotho2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Liberia2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Macau2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Madagascar2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Malawi2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Mozambique2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Nigeria2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Oman2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Papua New Guinea2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Peru2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Qatar2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Rwanda2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Sierra Leone2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Somalia2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Sri Lanka2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Sudan2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Tajikistan2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Timor-Leste2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 United Arab Emirates2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Uzbekistan2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Yemen2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Zanzibar2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
171 Zimbabwe2,100 hrs/year 2,100 hrs/year 40
205 Philippines2,150 hrs/year 2,150 hrs/year 36
206 Bangladesh2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Colombia2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 El Salvador2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Guatemala2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Haiti2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Honduras2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Hong Kong2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 India2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Myanmar2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Nepal2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Nicaragua2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Pakistan2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 South Sudan2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Tanzania2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Thailand2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Turkmenistan2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Uganda2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
206 Zambia2,200 hrs/year 2,200 hrs/year 32
224 Mexico2,250 hrs/year 2,250 hrs/year 28
224 Singapore2,250 hrs/year 2,250 hrs/year 28
226 Bolivia2,300 hrs/year 2,300 hrs/year 24
226 Cambodia2,300 hrs/year 2,300 hrs/year 24
226 Vietnam2,300 hrs/year 2,300 hrs/year 24
229 Korea DPR2,400 hrs/year 2,400 hrs/year 16

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value shows annual hours actually worked per employed person. It therefore describes practical yearly working time, not just the statutory weekly schedule.

Nomadino uses existing working-time values and checks them against public source families such as ILOSTAT, OECD hours worked and national statistical offices. Countries and territories without complete direct coverage may use maintained replacement values from regional comparators and administering states.

The rating is intentionally inverse: fewer annual working hours receive a higher rating. 1,350 hours or less receives 100 points, 2,600 hours or more receives 0 points; values in between are scaled linearly.

The indicator measures time pressure from work, not income, productivity, informal work, commuting time or workplace quality. Those factors can matter, but would mix this raw value with other topics.

Working hours sit beside vacation, public holidays, life satisfaction and burnout risk at board level. A country with short hours but little recovery or high strain should therefore not dominate by itself.