Data for 2010

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2010

Name: Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2010
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2010, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2010 covers 187 countries on 3 measures. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 52.09; Uganda is lowest, at 25.93. The middle country reads 39.28. Against 2009, 181 values changed (104 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2010

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

52.09

LowestUganda

25.93

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

187countries
3measures per country
2010the 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, 2010, 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, 2010: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	52.09	53.31	51.85	—
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	50.53	51.81	50.36	—
3	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.43	49.27	51.19	—
4	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	49.35	46.48	51.83	—
5	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.32	48.01	50.27	—
6	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	48.93	37.10	53.83	—
7	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	48.79	48.41	49.15	—
8	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.77	42.13	50.96	—
9	India`IND`Southern Asia	47.85	40.53	50.32	—
10	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	47.75	45.45	49.65	—
11	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	47.37	39.68	50.34	Real value
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.33	44.54	47.84	—
13	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.31	39.48	49.88	—
14	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	47.27	43.53	48.74	—
15	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	47.10	46.38	47.48	Real value
=16	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	47.00	46.11	47.72	Real value
=16	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	47.00	46.49	47.50	Real value
18	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.95	34.51	50.28	Real value
19	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46.74	46.77	46.72	—
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.66	44.58	48.25	—
21	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	46.61	42.07	47.50	—
22	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	46.40	37.15	48.72	Real value
23	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	46.10	42.92	48.26	—
24	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.03	42.65	48.38	—
25	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	46.00	44.95	46.95	Real value
26	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.85	43.22	48.05	—
27	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	45.81	44.92	46.38	—
28	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.57	42.66	46.52	—
29	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.40	43.27	47.02	—
30	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	45.37	32.30	47.88	Real value
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	45.08	35.70	49.22	—
32	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.89	40.79	47.18	—
33	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.74	44.49	44.94	Real value
34	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.71	34.14	48.37	—
35	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	44.66	41.34	46.98	Real value
36	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	44.64	43.57	45.72	—
37	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.62	43.74	45.12	—
38	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	44.48	40.06	46.51	—
39	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	44.45	34.80	45.88	—
40	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.38	41.48	47.03	—
41	Colombia`COL`South America	44.15	39.05	47.54	Real value
42	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	44.08	43.67	44.44	Real value
43	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	43.27	41.35	44.73	Real value
44	Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.16	39.06	45.72	Real value
45	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	43.05	42.75	43.31	Real value
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	42.95	40.36	44.99	Real value
47	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	42.92	36.01	47.01	Real value
48	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.86	32.59	44.60	—
49	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42.73	41.66	43.75	—
50	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	42.66	41.69	43.69	—
51	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.63	38.74	44.70	—
52	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.26	40.30	43.48	—
53	Bolivia`BOL`South America	42.21	38.30	45.01	—
54	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	42.14	38.72	44.05	—
=55	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	42.09	36.47	46.26	—
=55	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42.09	40.38	43.43	Real value
57	Mexico`MEX`Central America	42.04	36.95	45.03	Real value
58	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	41.95	39.36	44.42	—
59	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	41.91	41.09	42.49	Real value
60	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	41.87	37.60	42.98	—
61	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.57	38.17	44.48	—
62	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.50	38.84	43.80	—
63	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.49	37.10	44.01	—
64	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	41.45	40.16	42.29	Real value
65	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	41.19	36.38	43.47	Real value
66	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	41.16	41.73	40.78	Real value
67	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	41.15	39.05	43.16	—
68	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.02	38.36	43.50	—
69	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.00	37.13	43.44	Real value
70	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	40.90	39.11	42.11	Real value
71	Guyana`GUY`South America	40.87	37.34	42.71	—
72	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	40.78	39.98	41.44	—
73	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	40.76	36.95	43.57	Real value
74	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	40.72	37.99	43.12	Real value
75	Venezuela`VEN`South America	40.65	37.22	42.89	Real value
76	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	40.59	39.88	41.15	—
77	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.54	38.35	42.28	—
78	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	40.52	38.32	42.48	—
79	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.31	34.77	43.28	—
80	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	40.14	37.10	43.27	—
81	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.10	39.48	40.62	—
82	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.01	34.16	43.40	—
83	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	40.00	32.30	41.00	—
84	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	39.98	35.64	42.82	—
85	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	39.87	38.77	41.06	—
86	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.81	37.21	42.32	—
87	Chile`CHL`South America	39.80	35.56	42.47	Real value
88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	39.67	36.96	41.34	Real value
89	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	39.57	36.61	41.81	—
90	Panama`PAN`Central America	39.44	36.85	40.94	Real value
91	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	39.42	38.74	40.02	Real value
92	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.40	36.67	41.79	—
93	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.30	36.53	41.83	—
94	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.28	36.08	41.44	Real value
95	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.08	35.15	42.79	—
96	Niger`NER`Western Africa	38.99	33.55	43.04	—
97	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	38.93	33.51	41.35	—
=98	Brazil`BRA`South America	38.85	35.51	41.18	—
=98	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.85	34.14	41.38	—
100	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	38.80	35.55	41.39	—
101	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.77	35.31	39.18	—
102	Peru`PER`South America	38.72	34.56	42.18	—
103	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.66	36.15	40.99	—
104	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.64	36.49	40.15	—
105	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	38.58	35.71	41.18	—
106	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	38.52	37.25	39.52	Real value
107	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.45	36.07	39.55	—
108	Ecuador`ECU`South America	38.30	32.25	42.06	—
109	Argentina`ARG`South America	38.29	31.68	42.69	Real value
110	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	38.18	36.85	39.41	Real value
111	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	38.07	34.41	40.01	Real value
112	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	38.05	34.88	41.32	—
113	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	37.99	36.67	39.27	Real value
114	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.77	34.31	40.57	—
115	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.72	35.53	39.88	—
116	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	37.48	36.44	38.70	Real value
117	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	37.44	34.56	39.58	Real value
118	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	37.43	34.67	40.14	—
119	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	37.41	34.36	39.95	Real value
120	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	37.31	35.35	38.94	Real value
121	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	37.23	35.56	38.56	Real value
122	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	37.18	31.25	42.56	Real value
123	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.01	33.71	40.06	—
124	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37.00	35.52	38.45	Real value
125	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	36.94	28.63	41.56	—
126	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.80	32.86	40.75	—
127	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	36.66	31.99	39.10	Real value
128	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	36.56	27.49	38.52	—
129	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	36.36	34.99	37.87	Real value
130	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.35	34.32	37.45	—
131	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	36.17	31.18	40.56	—
132	United States`USA`Northern America	36.10	33.26	38.52	Real value
133	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	36.08	34.18	38.19	Real value
=134	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	36.06	33.08	39.10	—
=134	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	36.06	33.03	38.28	—
136	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	36.05	34.67	37.36	—
137	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	36.02	21.36	38.87	—
138	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.91	32.44	39.45	—
139	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35.83	34.70	37.03	—
140	Honduras`HND`Central America	35.78	33.10	37.16	Real value
141	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	35.59	33.52	37.25	Real value
142	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	35.56	34.07	37.12	Real value
143	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.53	34.47	36.38	—
=144	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	35.35	33.46	37.06	Real value
=144	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	35.35	28.73	40.90	Real value
146	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.34	29.10	38.81	—
147	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.31	32.97	37.02	Real value
148	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	35.13	23.26	37.16	—
149	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	35.10	34.63	35.40	—
150	Uruguay`URY`South America	35.09	31.02	38.24	—
151	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	35.04	28.36	40.94	—
152	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	34.92	32.40	36.97	—
153	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34.86	33.76	35.92	—
154	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34.66	33.93	35.34	—
155	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	34.33	30.74	37.16	Real value
156	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	34.27	29.63	37.43	Real value
157	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	34.14	31.30	36.95	Real value
158	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	33.91	31.57	35.87	Real value
159	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	33.75	30.83	36.32	—
160	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	33.49	28.85	37.69	Real value
161	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.38	31.09	35.42	—
162	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	33.33	29.52	36.08	—
163	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	32.95	28.17	36.56	Real value
164	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	32.76	28.29	36.44	Real value
165	Canada`CAN`Northern America	32.48	28.65	35.96	Real value
166	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.46	29.28	35.09	—
167	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.16	27.05	36.60	Real value
168	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	32.11	26.95	36.51	Real value
169	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	31.97	26.57	36.64	Real value
170	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	31.91	29.09	34.53	—
171	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.79	29.57	33.73	—
172	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.56	28.03	34.73	—
173	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30.81	27.75	31.70	—
174	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.65	27.16	33.46	—
175	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	30.51	28.16	32.72	Real value
176	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	30.48	25.46	34.91	Real value
177	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30.37	26.79	33.81	—
178	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.35	27.94	31.29	—
179	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.34	26.01	33.55	—
180	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	30.18	26.95	33.06	Real value
181	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.66	26.07	32.93	Real value
182	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.39	23.65	34.21	—
183	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	28.58	24.98	32.79	—
184	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	28.17	24.57	31.48	Real value
185	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	27.68	25.43	29.42	Real value
186	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	27.39	21.34	32.52	Real value
187	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25.93	23.86	27.94	Real value

02In 2010

At either end

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

Highest

1United Arab Emirates52.09
2Qatar50.53
3Myanmar50.43
4Mongolia49.35
5Bhutan49.32

Lowest

187Uganda25.93
186Netherlands27.39
185Vanuatu27.68
184Norway28.17
183Mozambique28.58

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 Emirates53.31
LowestNetherlands21.34
Middle country: 35.56
Men (hours)
HighestMaldives53.83
LowestUganda27.94
Middle country: 41.39

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
181values changed, of 187 in both
104 · 77rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

China44.70 → 47.00+2.30
Paraguay41.84 → 43.16+1.32
North Macedonia40.29 → 41.45+1.16
Hong Kong45.00 → 46.00+1.00
Macau46.00 → 47.00+1.00

Fell most

Albania42.14 → 40.76−1.38
Türkiye48.42 → 47.37−1.05
South Korea45.42 → 44.66−0.76
Uganda26.66 → 25.93−0.73
Malta37.30 → 36.66−0.64

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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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 2010.
182 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 47.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
113 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
Some readings carry a flag
ILO marks readings it considers estimates or provisional. The flags in this file: Real value.

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