Average annual working time

Hours per worker

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1 690.1

Australia

1 733.4

1 738.3

1 731.8

1 726.3

1 718.9

1 713.2

1 718.1

Austria

1 652.2

1 657.7

1 663.3

1 651.8

1 644.1

1 630.4

1 631.4

1 620.8

Belgium

1 580.0

1 575.0

1 549.0

1 565.0

1 566.0

1 560.0

1 568.0

1 550.0

Canada

1 744.4

1 734.1

1 752.4

1 738.3

1 737.9

1 735.7

1 727.3

1 699.0

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Czech Republic

Chile

1 980.1

1 971.7

1 985.9

2 002.1

1 996.8

1 985.5

1 992.4

1 942.2

Denmark

1 578.8

1 576.5

1 579.4

1 578.8

1 585.6

1 571.3

1 569.5

1 563.3

Estonia

1 982.8

1 984.5

1 995.9

2 010.4

2 001.3

1 998.9

1 968.7

..
1 652.2

Finland

1 726.1

1 718.7

1 723.2

1 715.8

1 708.8

1 706.4

1 703.6

France

1 537.2

1 532.7

1 561.4

1 556.7

1 535.8

1 555.9

1 559.9

1 553.9

Germany

1 445.4

1 438.9

1 441.5

1 434.1

1 429.5

1 431.0

1 429.6

1 389.7

Greece

2 108.9

2 102.7

2 082.2

2 085.7

2 147.8

2 115.6

2 116.1

2 119.3
1 988.8

Hungary

2 019.2

1 989.5

1 994.0

1 993.6

1 989.5

1 985.6

1 986.3

Iceland

1 812.0

1 807.0

1 810.0

1 794.0

1 795.0

1 807.0

1 807.0

1 715.9

Ireland

1 698.0

1 671.0

1 668.0

1 654.0

1 642.0

1 631.0

1 601.0

1 549.0

Israel1

..

..

1 951.5

1 942.2

1 929.5

1 945.4

1 942.7

..

Italy

1 831.0

1 825.6

1 826.1

1 818.7

1 814.8

1 816.4

1 807.0

1 773.4

Japan

1 798.0

1 798.6

1 787.0

1 775.0

1 784.0

1 785.0

1 771.5

1 713.5

Korea

2 465.1

2 433.7

2 404.1

2 363.8

2 357.1

2 316.3

2 255.8

..

Luxembourg

1 635.0

1 630.0

1 586.0

1 570.0

1 580.0

1 515.0

1 555.0

1 601.0
1 856.9

Mexico

1 888.1

1 857.2

1 848.6

1 909.1

1 883.2

1 871.4

1 893.1

Netherlands

1 348.0

1 363.0

1 362.0

1 375.0

1 389.0

1 390.0

1 389.0

1 378.0

New Zealand

1 817.3

1 812.8

1 826.7

1 810.1

1 786.9

1 763.1

1 746.4

1 728.5

Norway

1 414.1

1 398.6

1 417.3

1 420.0

1 413.9

1 419.0

1 422.5

1 407.2

Poland

1 979.0

1 984.0

1 983.0

1 994.0

1 985.0

1 976.0

1 969.0

1 966.0

Portugal

1 767.0

1 742.0

1 763.0

1 752.0

1 757.0

1 727.0

1 745.0

1 719.0

Slovak Republic

1 733.4

1 677.7

1 733.0

1 767.5

1 754.6

1 752.5

1 769.3

1 693.4

..

..

..

1 697.8

1 669.1

1 655.4

1 687.3

..

Slovenia
Spain

1 720.9

1 705.8

1 689.6

1 667.8

1 655.5

1 636.5

1 647.2

1 653.8

Sweden

1 595.0

1 582.0

1 605.0

1 605.0

1 599.0

1 615.0

1 625.0

1 610.0

Switzerland

1 630.4

1 643.4

1 672.8

1 667.3

1 652.3

1 642.9

1 640.4

..

Turkey

1 943.0

1 943.0

1 918.0

..

..

..

..

..
1 645.6

United Kingdom

1 696.0

1 677.0

1 672.0

1 676.0

1 671.0

1 673.0

1 652.1

United States

1 810.1

1 799.6

1 802.3

1 799.6

1 801.0

1 797.9

1 796.1

1 768.4

OECD-Total2

1 787.7

1 777.9

1 776.4

1 775.9

1 773.1

1 768.6

1 764.4

1 738.7

Last updated: 3 January 2011

1. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by
the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the
terms of international law.
2. Excluding Estonia, Israel and Slovenia
Source: Hours worked: Average annual hours actually worked, OECD Employment and Labour Market Statistics (database)

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EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR MARKETS: KEY TABLES FROM OECD OECD 2010