Data for 2006

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2006

Name: Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2006
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2006, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2006 covers 187 countries on 3 measures. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 52.73; Vanuatu is lowest, at 25.14. The middle country reads 39.28. Against 2005, 184 values changed (92 up, 92 down), the same countries are covered.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2006

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

52.73

LowestVanuatu

25.14

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

187countries
3measures per country
2006the year it describes
182distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	52.73	53.49	52.61	—
2	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	51.52	43.49	54.22	Real value
3	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.14	49.23	50.76	—
4	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	50.02	39.21	55.21	—
5	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	48.82	47.24	49.94	—
6	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	48.43	45.94	50.59	—
7	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	48.35	47.94	48.75	—
8	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.17	41.94	50.21	—
9	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	48.00	47.15	48.45	Real value
10	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	47.78	46.29	48.98	Real value
11	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.76	34.28	50.82	Real value
12	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	47.56	34.22	50.56	Real value
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	47.53	43.78	48.86	—
14	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	47.35	44.68	49.23	Real value
15	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	47.30	45.98	48.38	Real value
16	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	47.10	46.89	47.29	Real value
17	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.07	39.62	49.40	—
18	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	46.86	43.81	47.30	—
19	India`IND`Southern Asia	46.70	39.48	49.49	—
20	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	46.69	50.05	46.20	—
21	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	46.67	44.10	48.86	—
22	Mexico`MEX`Central America	46.64	41.83	49.35	Real value
23	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	46.41	43.32	48.53	—
24	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	46.30	45.39	47.09	Real value
25	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	46.02	44.91	46.69	—
26	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	46.01	45.37	46.55	—
27	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	45.83	45.25	46.29	—
28	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	45.48	43.35	47.14	Real value
29	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	45.40	35.83	47.66	—
30	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.36	42.52	47.64	—
31	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	45.34	42.17	47.66	—
32	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	45.33	42.76	45.84	—
33	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.20	42.73	46.06	—
34	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	45.18	44.69	45.46	—
35	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	45.11	40.63	47.15	—
36	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	45.09	41.47	47.84	—
37	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.93	40.74	47.14	—
38	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	44.80	25.66	51.00	Real value
39	Colombia`COL`South America	44.77	39.97	47.76	—
40	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	44.55	42.28	46.18	—
41	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	44.42	36.58	48.71	—
42	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	44.38	43.38	45.35	—
43	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.37	33.67	48.05	—
44	Paraguay`PRY`South America	44.31	40.61	46.51	Real value
45	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.11	41.15	46.83	—
46	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	44.06	43.57	44.50	—
47	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	43.75	42.80	44.68	—
48	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	43.57	33.80	45.17	—
49	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	43.52	38.61	46.11	—
50	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.51	40.77	45.58	—
51	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	43.50	33.90	45.12	—
52	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	43.12	41.84	44.05	—
53	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.79	38.89	44.71	—
54	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	42.73	41.71	43.81	—
55	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	42.71	39.53	44.59	—
56	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	42.62	42.23	42.97	—
57	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	42.49	36.47	47.00	—
58	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42.48	39.53	44.64	—
59	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42.22	38.11	43.26	—
=60	Bolivia`BOL`South America	42.15	38.80	44.53	—
=60	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	42.15	39.53	44.66	—
62	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	41.99	40.02	43.30	—
63	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.89	38.86	44.43	—
64	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	41.67	39.96	42.80	Real value
65	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.59	39.21	43.81	—
66	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.24	37.82	44.17	—
67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	41.16	40.47	41.69	—
68	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	41.14	36.67	43.22	—
69	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.12	39.59	42.13	Real value
70	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.09	37.19	43.40	—
71	Venezuela`VEN`South America	41.05	37.22	43.48	Real value
72	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.01	38.84	43.02	—
73	Guyana`GUY`South America	40.91	37.54	42.49	—
74	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.90	34.95	43.98	—
75	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	40.64	36.24	43.46	—
76	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.53	38.14	42.85	—
77	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.46	34.60	44.41	—
78	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.44	41.00	40.08	Real value
79	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.38	37.99	42.13	—
80	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	40.21	36.75	42.37	Real value
81	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	40.19	39.70	40.54	—
82	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	40.16	37.14	43.35	—
83	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	39.90	38.87	40.80	Real value
84	Chile`CHL`South America	39.89	35.58	42.28	—
85	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	39.85	37.59	41.84	—
86	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	39.73	37.68	41.66	Real value
87	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	39.65	32.46	40.97	—
=88	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.63	36.86	42.33	—
=88	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	39.63	36.62	41.76	—
=90	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.59	36.77	41.90	—
=90	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	39.59	38.78	40.26	—
92	Honduras`HND`Central America	39.54	36.59	40.92	Real value
93	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	39.45	36.06	41.31	Real value
94	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	39.28	38.11	40.53	—
95	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	39.26	35.55	41.04	Real value
96	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.24	36.61	41.86	—
97	Panama`PAN`Central America	39.20	36.37	40.80	—
=98	Brazil`BRA`South America	39.18	35.98	41.40	—
=98	Peru`PER`South America	39.18	35.00	42.48	—
100	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	39.12	37.65	40.29	Real value
101	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	39.08	35.84	41.51	—
102	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	39.00	35.73	42.29	—
103	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	38.98	35.35	42.41	—
104	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	38.93	36.07	41.52	—
105	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	38.75	37.32	40.45	Real value
106	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.74	35.16	39.25	—
107	Niger`NER`Western Africa	38.63	33.37	42.61	—
108	Argentina`ARG`South America	38.48	31.23	43.37	Real value
109	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.45	35.99	39.56	—
=110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	38.44	32.57	42.18	—
=110	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.44	32.81	40.61	—
112	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	38.43	35.16	41.07	Real value
113	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	38.40	35.32	40.74	Real value
114	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	38.38	37.28	39.47	—
115	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	38.36	33.98	42.41	—
116	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	38.35	36.54	39.98	Real value
117	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.16	35.93	39.74	—
118	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.15	33.41	40.65	—
119	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.13	35.58	40.51	—
120	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	38.11	36.15	39.64	Real value
121	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	38.07	36.47	39.63	Real value
122	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	37.96	35.11	40.71	—
123	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.90	35.59	40.06	—
124	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	37.87	32.87	40.10	—
125	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.64	34.30	40.41	—
126	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.27	28.45	41.84	—
127	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	37.24	35.43	38.71	Real value
128	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	37.21	35.48	38.79	—
129	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37.19	35.75	38.57	—
130	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	37.16	33.29	41.12	—
131	United States`USA`Northern America	36.92	33.65	39.62	Real value
132	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.86	34.97	37.72	—
133	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	36.75	33.80	39.76	—
134	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	36.63	33.47	38.81	—
135	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	36.61	28.28	38.56	—
136	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	36.47	24.91	38.48	—
137	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	36.44	31.19	40.86	—
138	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	36.26	34.84	37.31	—
139	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	36.19	32.91	39.56	—
140	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	36.10	33.40	38.06	Real value
141	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	36.05	34.94	37.18	—
142	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	35.95	28.68	41.98	Real value
143	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	35.94	34.08	37.78	Real value
144	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	35.85	33.71	37.70	Real value
145	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	35.74	19.86	38.59	—
146	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	35.73	32.03	39.13	—
147	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.72	29.48	38.97	—
148	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	35.67	35.47	35.80	—
149	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	35.58	29.19	41.03	Real value
150	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.30	33.29	36.89	—
151	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	35.25	31.14	38.05	Real value
152	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	35.12	32.92	36.95	Real value
153	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	35.08	28.29	40.92	—
154	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	34.87	32.29	36.94	—
155	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	34.81	29.91	38.00	Real value
156	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34.70	33.82	35.52	—
157	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	34.65	28.54	39.18	Real value
158	Uruguay`URY`South America	34.62	30.34	37.71	—
159	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	34.52	31.51	37.09	—
160	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	34.35	30.47	37.07	—
161	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34.16	32.92	35.41	—
162	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	34.02	28.43	38.69	Real value
163	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.72	31.56	35.67	—
164	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	33.47	27.73	38.24	Real value
165	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	33.12	29.72	36.49	Real value
166	Canada`CAN`Northern America	33.09	29.12	36.57	Real value
167	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.87	29.63	35.51	—
168	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	32.48	27.87	36.09	Real value
169	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	32.14	27.24	35.67	Real value
170	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.94	28.28	35.13	—
171	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.63	29.58	33.43	—
172	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	31.47	28.39	34.35	—
173	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	31.18	25.99	35.67	Real value
174	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	31.14	28.22	33.85	Real value
175	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	31.07	27.97	31.92	—
176	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.70	27.18	33.53	—
177	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.49	27.99	31.48	—
178	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30.48	26.98	34.00	—
179	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.41	26.17	33.67	—
180	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	29.67	26.14	32.84	Real value
181	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.52	25.82	32.77	Real value
182	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	29.04	24.74	32.96	Real value
183	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	28.65	25.18	32.80	—
184	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	28.61	22.24	33.95	—
185	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	28.06	21.27	33.59	Real value
186	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26.59	24.30	28.81	—
187	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	25.14	23.34	26.64	Real value

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

1United Arab Emirates52.73
2Türkiye51.52
3Myanmar50.14
4Maldives50.02
5Bhutan48.82

Lowest

187Vanuatu25.14
186Uganda26.59
185Netherlands28.06
184Ethiopia28.61
183Mozambique28.65

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.28. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women (hours)
HighestUnited Arab Emirates53.49
LowestAfghanistan19.86
Middle country: 35.98
Men (hours)
HighestMaldives55.21
LowestVanuatu26.64
Middle country: 41.76

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
184values changed, of 187 in both
92 · 92rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Honduras38.22 → 39.54+1.32
Colombia43.67 → 44.77+1.10
Iran46.75 → 47.56+0.81
Paraguay43.58 → 44.31+0.73
Suriname44.34 → 44.93+0.59

Fell most

Luxembourg33.20 → 32.14−1.06
Finland32.00 → 31.14−0.86
Slovenia35.89 → 35.12−0.77
Hong Kong46.90 → 46.30−0.60
Philippines40.98 → 40.44−0.54

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 2006.
182 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 42.15. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
132 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
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ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Real value.

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