Data for 2009

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2009

Name: Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2009
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2009, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2009 covers 187 countries on 3 measures. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 52.16; Uganda is lowest, at 26.66. The middle country reads 39.16. Against 2008, 185 values changed (57 up, 128 down), the same countries are covered.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2009

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

52.16

LowestUganda

26.66

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

187countries
3measures per country
2009the year it describes
181distinct 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	52.16	53.32	51.95	—
2	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.39	49.31	51.10	—
3	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	50.00	50.89	49.89	Real value
4	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	49.21	46.32	51.69	—
5	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.17	47.81	50.16	—
6	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	48.99	37.18	54.03	—
7	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.88	42.40	50.98	—
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	48.60	48.21	48.99	Real value
9	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	48.42	40.11	51.50	Real value
10	India`IND`Southern Asia	47.74	40.41	50.30	—
11	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	47.44	43.66	48.87	—
12	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	47.42	45.07	49.38	—
13	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.36	39.52	49.88	—
14	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.26	44.42	47.76	—
15	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	47.10	46.19	47.59	Real value
16	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.96	44.94	48.54	—
17	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46.55	46.43	46.64	—
18	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.54	33.43	49.88	Real value
19	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	46.31	36.53	48.81	Real value
20	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	46.29	43.05	48.41	—
21	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	46.00	46.00	46.00	Real value
22	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	45.93	42.18	46.68	—
23	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.83	43.13	48.07	—
24	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	45.82	44.92	46.40	—
25	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	45.65	31.94	48.43	Real value
26	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	45.42	42.42	47.51	Real value
27	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	45.39	42.02	47.76	—
28	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.32	42.32	46.31	—
29	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	45.07	44.73	45.36	—
30	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	45.02	33.20	49.79	—
31	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	45.00	43.96	45.95	Real value
32	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	44.96	42.79	46.63	Real value
33	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.71	40.50	47.00	—
34	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	44.70	43.21	45.91	Real value
35	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	44.69	43.75	45.62	—
36	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.64	43.79	45.13	—
37	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.63	34.04	48.31	—
38	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	44.56	34.76	46.03	—
39	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.48	41.56	47.16	—
40	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	44.44	39.97	46.49	—
41	Colombia`COL`South America	44.40	39.32	47.69	Real value
42	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	44.08	43.66	44.46	—
43	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	43.40	36.21	47.61	—
44	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43.23	40.66	45.29	Real value
45	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.11	40.84	44.84	Real value
46	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.99	32.91	44.72	—
47	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	42.95	42.63	43.23	—
48	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.70	38.77	44.76	—
49	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	42.66	41.70	43.67	—
50	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42.60	41.54	43.64	Real value
51	Bolivia`BOL`South America	42.56	38.86	45.20	—
52	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42.38	40.46	43.88	Real value
=53	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.18	40.22	43.42	—
=53	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	42.18	41.32	42.81	—
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	42.14	38.10	45.04	Real value
56	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	42.00	36.31	46.23	—
57	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.99	38.62	43.90	—
58	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	41.94	39.36	44.42	—
59	Mexico`MEX`Central America	41.86	36.70	44.88	Real value
60	Paraguay`PRY`South America	41.84	37.48	44.63	Real value
61	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.74	37.10	44.18	—
62	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	41.71	37.53	42.79	—
63	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.53	38.95	43.81	—
64	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.48	38.08	44.39	—
65	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.26	39.76	42.30	Real value
66	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	41.15	36.39	43.39	—
67	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.12	39.01	43.13	—
68	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	41.01	38.21	43.45	—
69	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.00	37.09	43.46	Real value
70	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.92	38.29	43.37	—
71	Guyana`GUY`South America	40.90	37.39	42.67	—
72	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	40.66	39.90	41.29	—
73	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	40.64	40.01	41.14	—
74	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.55	41.24	40.10	Real value
75	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.49	38.27	42.24	—
76	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.48	34.82	43.50	—
77	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	40.40	38.16	42.37	—
78	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	40.29	38.53	41.43	Real value
79	Venezuela`VEN`South America	40.16	36.55	42.53	Real value
80	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.00	39.31	40.57	—
81	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	39.99	34.21	43.46	—
82	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	39.92	35.55	42.79	—
83	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	39.90	32.31	40.97	—
84	Chile`CHL`South America	39.86	35.60	42.44	—
85	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	39.79	36.78	42.94	—
86	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	39.78	38.65	40.99	—
87	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.75	37.10	42.31	—
88	Panama`PAN`Central America	39.56	36.92	41.07	—
89	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.41	36.63	41.75	—
90	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	39.33	36.39	41.54	—
91	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	39.32	36.98	40.76	Real value
92	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.26	36.52	41.82	—
93	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	39.24	38.31	40.05	Real value
94	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	39.16	36.31	41.74	—
95	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.13	35.75	41.35	Real value
96	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.02	35.19	42.64	—
97	Brazil`BRA`South America	39.00	35.74	41.28	—
98	Peru`PER`South America	38.98	34.81	42.38	—
99	Niger`NER`Western Africa	38.90	33.50	42.93	—
100	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.81	36.28	41.15	—
101	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.72	33.27	41.05	—
102	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.71	34.02	41.22	—
103	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.70	35.26	39.10	—
104	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	38.65	35.49	40.94	—
105	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	38.63	37.18	39.76	Real value
106	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.52	36.34	40.04	—
=107	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.38	35.97	39.48	—
=107	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	38.38	34.84	40.19	—
109	Ecuador`ECU`South America	38.32	32.23	42.16	—
110	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	38.09	34.93	41.34	—
111	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	38.01	36.73	39.26	—
112	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	37.99	36.66	39.19	Real value
113	Argentina`ARG`South America	37.96	31.25	42.54	Real value
114	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.80	35.59	39.96	—
115	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.74	34.33	40.50	—
116	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	37.54	34.47	40.06	Real value
117	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	37.51	36.44	38.76	Real value
118	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	37.47	34.68	40.19	—
119	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	37.35	34.36	39.59	Real value
120	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	37.30	32.87	39.55	Real value
121	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	37.08	32.20	41.56	Real value
122	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	37.06	35.17	38.63	Real value
123	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.04	28.61	41.65	—
124	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37.00	35.48	38.48	Real value
125	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.84	32.95	40.76	—
126	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	36.80	33.41	39.93	—
127	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	36.79	35.23	38.01	Real value
128	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	36.65	35.41	37.98	Real value
129	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.58	34.56	37.63	—
130	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	36.48	27.76	38.49	—
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	36.28	32.97	37.92	Real value
132	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	36.24	33.24	39.28	—
133	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	36.22	34.69	37.67	—
134	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	36.20	31.20	40.60	—
135	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	36.07	33.03	38.26	—
136	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	36.00	32.54	39.48	—
137	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	35.91	20.68	38.81	—
138	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35.79	34.68	36.90	—
=139	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	35.72	33.98	37.63	Real value
=139	United States`USA`Northern America	35.72	32.92	38.12	Real value
141	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.66	34.47	36.59	—
142	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	35.55	23.78	37.60	—
143	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	35.35	32.95	37.25	Real value
144	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.33	33.02	37.02	—
145	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.31	29.05	38.71	—
146	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	35.21	34.78	35.48	—
=147	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	35.19	28.45	41.09	—
=147	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	35.19	33.06	37.11	Real value
149	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	35.09	28.01	41.14	Real value
150	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	34.85	32.36	36.86	—
151	Uruguay`URY`South America	34.75	30.66	37.88	—
152	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	34.70	33.53	35.91	Real value
153	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34.65	33.55	35.73	—
154	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34.58	33.81	35.30	—
155	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	34.19	30.37	37.14	Real value
156	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	34.14	30.35	37.93	—
157	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	33.87	31.54	35.82	Real value
158	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	33.81	29.22	37.93	Real value
159	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	33.75	29.23	36.79	Real value
160	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	33.46	30.57	36.03	—
161	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.45	31.21	35.47	—
=162	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	32.96	29.19	35.66	—
=162	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	32.96	27.50	37.05	Real value
=164	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.33	29.21	34.93	—
=164	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	32.33	28.21	35.70	Real value
166	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.27	27.21	36.64	Real value
167	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	32.13	26.92	36.59	Real value
168	Canada`CAN`Northern America	32.04	28.37	35.38	Real value
169	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	31.89	26.58	36.39	Real value
170	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	31.78	28.87	34.48	—
171	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.74	29.55	33.64	—
172	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.64	28.04	34.87	—
173	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30.89	27.82	31.76	—
174	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.71	27.22	33.53	—
175	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	30.67	25.66	35.10	Real value
176	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30.41	26.85	33.87	—
177	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.33	26.04	33.55	—
178	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.31	27.84	31.27	—
179	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	30.24	27.91	32.45	Real value
180	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	29.30	26.29	32.03	Real value
181	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.26	26.07	32.15	Real value
182	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.20	23.31	34.14	—
183	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	28.59	25.02	32.78	—
184	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	27.72	21.73	32.74	Real value
185	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	27.63	23.97	30.99	Real value
186	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	26.84	24.46	28.75	—
187	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	26.66	24.48	28.76	—

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

1United Arab Emirates52.16
2Myanmar50.39
3Qatar50.00
4Mongolia49.21
5Bhutan49.17

Lowest

187Uganda26.66
186Vanuatu26.84
185Norway27.63
184Netherlands27.72
183Mozambique28.59

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women (hours)
HighestUnited Arab Emirates53.32
LowestAfghanistan20.68
Middle country: 35.59
Men (hours)
HighestMaldives54.03
LowestVanuatu28.75
Middle country: 41.34

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
185values changed, of 187 in both
57 · 128rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg31.09 → 32.96+1.87
Egypt45.47 → 46.31+0.84
Vanuatu26.30 → 26.84+0.54
India47.22 → 47.74+0.52
Togo36.34 → 36.80+0.46

Fell most

Armenia42.07 → 37.08−4.99
Estonia37.44 → 34.70−2.74
Iran47.53 → 45.65−1.88
Iceland35.52 → 33.81−1.71
Paraguay43.42 → 41.84−1.58

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 2009.
181 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 42.18. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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124 empty cells
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