The following list is the average annual hours worked by participants in the labor force of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a unique forum where the governments of 34 democracies with market economies work with each other, as well as with more than 70 non-member economies to promote global economic growth, prosperity, and sustainable development.
As of 2014, Mexico, Costa Rica and South Korea ranked first with the highest number of hours worked per year. As of 2014 Greece ranked the highest In EU with 2042 average hours per year, while Germany ranked the lowest with 1371 average hours worked respectively. Similarly, Netherlands has one of the lowest hours worked per labor participant.
Source: OECD
Country | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Australia | 1779 | 1737 | 1732 | 1736 | 1734 | 1729 | 1721 | 1712 | 1717 | 1690 | 1692 | 1698 | 1689 | 1685 | 1681 | 1682 | 1669 |
Austria | 1807 | 1795 | 1792 | 1784 | 1787 | 1764 | 1746 | 1736 | 1729 | 1673 | 1669 | 1676 | 1653 | 1638 | 1628 | 1608 | 1601 |
Belgium | 1595 | 1588 | 1583 | 1578 | 1573 | 1565 | 1572 | 1577 | 1570 | 1548 | 1546 | 1560 | 1560 | 1558 | 1556 | 1551 | .. |
Canada | 1779 | 1771 | 1754 | 1746 | 1759 | 1747 | 1745 | 1741 | 1735 | 1701 | 1703 | 1700 | 1713 | 1707 | 1704 | 1707 | 1703 |
Czech Republic | 1896 | 1818 | 1816 | 1806 | 1817 | 1817 | 1799 | 1784 | 1790 | 1779 | 1800 | 1806 | 1776 | 1763 | 1777 | 1756 | 1770 |
Denmark | 1466 | 1469 | 1463 | 1458 | 1458 | 1451 | 1456 | 1433 | 1430 | 1417 | 1422 | 1437 | 1423 | 1426 | 1414 | 1412 | 1410 |
Finland | 1742 | 1723 | 1714 | 1705 | 1707 | 1697 | 1693 | 1691 | 1685 | 1661 | 1668 | 1662 | 1650 | 1640 | 1636 | 1641 | 1653 |
France | 1535 | 1526 | 1487 | 1484 | 1513 | 1507 | 1484 | 1500 | 1507 | 1489 | 1494 | 1496 | 1490 | 1474 | 1473 | 1482 | 1472 |
Germany | 1452 | 1442 | 1431 | 1425 | 1422 | 1411 | 1425 | 1424 | 1418 | 1373 | 1390 | 1393 | 1375 | 1362 | 1368 | 1368 | 1363 |
Greece | 2108 | 2101 | 2093 | 2091 | 2083 | 2136 | 2125 | 2111 | 2106 | 2081 | 2020 | 2038 | 2055 | 2059 | 2022 | 2033 | 2035 |
Hungary | 1845 | 1809 | 1820 | 1795 | 1802 | 1803 | 1800 | 1795 | 1798 | 1781 | 1777 | 1770 | 1750 | 1745 | 1752 | 1746 | 1761 |
Iceland | 2040 | 2053 | 2012 | 1972 | 1980 | 1970 | 1958 | 1932 | 1934 | 1849 | 1834 | 1878 | 1853 | 1846 | 1864 | 1880 | 1883 |
Ireland | 1933 | 1924 | 1904 | 1887 | 1875 | 1883 | 1879 | 1865 | 1844 | 1812 | 1801 | 1801 | 1806 | 1815 | 1821 | 1820 | 1879 |
Italy | 1851 | 1838 | 1827 | 1816 | 1815 | 1812 | 1813 | 1818 | 1807 | 1776 | 1777 | 1773 | 1734 | 1720 | 1717 | 1723 | 1730 |
Japan | 1821 | 1809 | 1798 | 1799 | 1787 | 1775 | 1784 | 1785 | 1771 | 1714 | 1733 | 1728 | 1745 | 1734 | 1729 | 1719 | 1713 |
Korea | 2512 | 2499 | 2464 | 2424 | 2392 | 2351 | 2346 | 2306 | 2219 | 2174 | 2163 | 2133 | 2109 | 2100 | 2075 | 2082 | 2069 |
Luxembourg | 1602 | 1586 | 1581 | 1579 | 1578 | 1550 | 1552 | 1566 | 1567 | 1516 | 1517 | 1515 | 1508 | 1501 | 1508 | 1515 | 1512 |
Mexico | 2311 | 2285 | 2271 | 2277 | 2271 | 2290 | 2278 | 2260 | 2264 | 2255 | 2254 | 2248 | 2239 | 2244 | 2242 | 2248 | 2255 |
Netherlands | 1462 | 1452 | 1435 | 1427 | 1448 | 1434 | 1430 | 1430 | 1430 | 1422 | 1421 | 1422 | 1413 | 1418 | 1429 | 1422 | 1430 |
New Zealand | 1836 | 1825 | 1826 | 1823 | 1830 | 1815 | 1795 | 1774 | 1761 | 1740 | 1755 | 1746 | 1734 | 1752 | 1762 | 1757 | 1752 |
Norway | 1455 | 1429 | 1414 | 1401 | 1421 | 1423 | 1420 | 1426 | 1430 | 1407 | 1415 | 1421 | 1420 | 1408 | 1427 | 1424 | 1424 |
Poland | 1988 | 1974 | 1979 | 1984 | 1983 | 1994 | 1985 | 1976 | 1969 | 1948 | 1940 | 1938 | 1929 | 1918 | 1923 | 1963 | 1928 |
Portugal | 1917 | 1900 | 1894 | 1887 | 1893 | 1895 | 1883 | 1900 | 1887 | 1887 | 1890 | 1867 | 1849 | 1859 | 1867 | 1869 | 1842 |
Slovak Republic | 1816 | 1801 | 1754 | 1698 | 1742 | 1769 | 1774 | 1791 | 1793 | 1780 | 1805 | 1793 | 1789 | 1772 | 1760 | 1754 | 1740 |
Spain | 1753 | 1763 | 1765 | 1756 | 1742 | 1726 | 1716 | 1704 | 1713 | 1720 | 1710 | 1716 | 1701 | 1694 | 1697 | 1701 | 1695 |
Sweden | 1642 | 1618 | 1595 | 1582 | 1605 | 1605 | 1599 | 1612 | 1617 | 1609 | 1635 | 1632 | 1618 | 1609 | 1609 | 1611 | 1621 |
Switzerland | 1674 | 1635 | 1614 | 1627 | 1657 | 1652 | 1643 | 1633 | 1623 | 1615 | 1612 | 1605 | 1591 | 1573 | 1568 | 1590 | .. |
Turkey | 1937 | 1942 | 1943 | 1943 | 1918 | 1936 | 1944 | 1911 | 1900 | 1881 | 1877 | 1864 | 1855 | 1832 | .. | .. | .. |
United Kingdom | 1700 | 1705 | 1684 | 1674 | 1674 | 1673 | 1669 | 1677 | 1659 | 1651 | 1650 | 1634 | 1654 | 1666 | 1677 | 1674 | 1676 |
United States | 1834 | 1812 | 1807 | 1797 | 1799 | 1795 | 1798 | 1796 | 1789 | 1763 | 1774 | 1782 | 1785 | 1783 | 1786 | 1786 | 1783 |
OECD countries | 1829 | 1815 | 1807 | 1802 | 1803 | 1800 | 1800 | 1797 | 1792 | 1765 | 1774 | 1772 | 1770 | 1765 | 1764 | 1766 | 1763 |
Israel | 1998 | 1979 | 1993 | 1974 | 1942 | 1931 | 1919 | 1931 | 1929 | 1927 | 1918 | 1920 | 1910 | 1867 | 1853 | 1858 | 1889 |
Chile | 2263 | 2242 | 2250 | 2235 | 2232 | 2157 | 2165 | 2128 | 2095 | 2074 | 2070 | 2047 | 2024 | 2015 | 1990 | 1988 | 1974 |
Slovenia | 1710 | 1696 | 1721 | 1724 | 1737 | 1697 | 1667 | 1655 | 1674 | 1679 | 1680 | 1663 | 1644 | 1662 | 1682 | 1688 | 1682 |
Estonia | 1978 | 1970 | 1973 | 1978 | 1986 | 2008 | 2001 | 1998 | 1968 | 1831 | 1875 | 1919 | 1886 | 1866 | 1859 | 1852 | 1855 |
Russian Federation | 1982 | 1980 | 1982 | 1993 | 1993 | 1989 | 1998 | 1999 | 1997 | 1974 | 1976 | 1979 | 1982 | 1980 | 1985 | 1978 | 1974 |
Lithuania | 1846 | 1831 | 1802 | 1786 | 1879 | 1879 | 1874 | 1904 | 1934 | 1863 | 1884 | 1859 | 1857 | 1841 | 1834 | 1860 | 1885 |
Latvia | 1976 | 1987 | 1938 | 1928 | 1878 | 1906 | 1907 | 1878 | 2002 | 1952 | 1935 | 1952 | 1934 | 1928 | 1938 | 1909 | 1910 |
Costa Rica | 2368 | 2335 | 2363 | 2356 | 2375 | 2358 | 2366 | 2393 | 2398 | 2354 | 2249 | 2290 | 2243 | 2157 | 2136
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