Data for 2011

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2011

Name: Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2011
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2011, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2011 covers 187 countries on 3 measures. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 52.02; Uganda is lowest, at 25.61. The middle country reads 39.17. Against 2010, 185 values changed (85 up, 100 down), the same countries are covered.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2011

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

52.02

LowestUganda

25.61

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

187countries
3measures per country
2011the year it describes
175distinct 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	52.02	53.29	51.76	—
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	51.00	52.74	50.75	Real value
3	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.31	49.02	51.17	—
4	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	49.96	48.67	50.87	—
5	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	49.77	46.73	52.37	—
6	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	48.88	37.07	53.65	—
7	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	48.77	48.39	49.14	—
8	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	48.73	41.88	51.02	—
9	India`IND`Southern Asia	48.09	40.75	50.50	—
10	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	48.05	45.82	49.88	—
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.38	44.68	47.89	—
12	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.25	39.42	49.88	—
13	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	47.03	43.26	48.51	—
14	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	46.98	39.42	49.98	Real value
15	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46.93	47.11	46.77	—
16	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.70	45.72	47.23	Real value
17	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	46.34	44.25	47.97	—
18	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	46.33	33.73	49.76	Real value
19	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	46.31	41.72	47.09	—
20	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	46.20	45.20	47.01	Real value
21	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	46.07	42.70	48.38	—
22	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	46.00	46.00	46.00	Real value
23	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	45.90	42.77	48.06	Real value
24	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	45.85	44.95	46.44	—
25	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.84	43.24	48.04	—
26	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.66	42.64	46.58	—
27	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	45.63	33.41	47.75	Real value
28	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	45.49	44.71	46.22	—
29	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	45.44	41.11	47.42	—
30	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.42	43.28	47.05	—
31	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	45.17	37.97	48.28	—
32	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	45.12	36.28	47.37	Real value
33	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.92	40.92	47.20	—
34	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	44.90	44.06	45.75	—
35	Paraguay`PRY`South America	44.87	40.95	47.42	Real value
36	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.80	34.21	48.37	Real value
37	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	44.65	35.14	46.31	—
38	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.55	41.67	47.20	—
39	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.54	43.61	45.07	—
40	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	44.49	43.88	45.05	—
41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	44.36	44.08	44.60	—
42	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	43.99	38.58	47.31	Real value
43	Colombia`COL`South America	43.83	38.51	47.40	Real value
44	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	43.41	40.05	45.75	Real value
45	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	43.31	40.91	45.22	Real value
46	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	42.80	42.53	43.03	—
=47	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.72	32.29	44.57	—
=47	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	42.72	40.64	44.28	Real value
49	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	42.71	41.49	43.88	Real value
50	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	42.67	41.68	43.70	—
51	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.62	38.72	44.71	—
52	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.33	40.36	43.53	—
=53	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	42.19	36.65	46.30	—
=53	Mexico`MEX`Central America	42.19	37.08	45.23	Real value
55	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	42.11	38.74	44.00	—
56	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	42.08	40.17	43.58	Real value
57	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	42.06	41.24	42.64	Real value
58	Bolivia`BOL`South America	41.98	37.92	44.89	—
59	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	41.84	39.24	44.31	—
60	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	41.78	37.53	42.86	—
61	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.66	38.26	44.57	—
62	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.36	38.69	43.67	—
63	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.17	36.92	43.67	—
64	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.06	38.38	43.53	—
65	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.97	38.86	43.01	Real value
66	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40.96	37.13	43.41	—
67	Panama`PAN`Central America	40.87	38.25	42.38	Real value
68	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	40.83	39.43	41.78	Real value
69	Guyana`GUY`South America	40.82	37.28	42.71	—
70	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	40.76	39.96	41.43	—
71	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	40.62	38.40	42.58	—
=72	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.60	41.12	40.26	Real value
=72	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	40.60	36.01	42.81	Real value
74	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	40.58	39.80	41.21	Real value
75	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.49	38.34	42.25	—
76	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.33	39.74	40.82	—
77	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.24	34.12	43.26	—
78	Venezuela`VEN`South America	40.15	37.09	42.15	Real value
79	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.02	34.13	43.32	—
80	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	39.97	38.89	41.13	—
=81	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	39.87	37.30	42.29	—
=81	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	39.87	32.04	40.75	—
83	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	39.76	38.66	40.52	Real value
=84	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	39.70	35.44	42.52	—
=84	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	39.70	36.66	42.78	—
86	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	39.61	36.64	41.85	—
87	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.59	36.84	41.47	Real value
88	Chile`CHL`South America	39.42	35.20	42.18	Real value
89	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	39.41	35.95	41.25	Real value
90	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.38	36.65	41.76	—
91	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	39.37	38.59	40.06	Real value
=92	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.19	36.40	41.67	—
=92	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.19	34.62	41.67	—
94	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	39.17	36.37	40.89	Real value
=95	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.12	35.10	42.91	—
=95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.12	33.73	41.64	—
97	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	39.09	36.03	41.80	—
98	Niger`NER`Western Africa	39.07	33.60	43.14	—
99	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.85	35.37	39.25	—
100	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	38.82	35.95	41.41	—
101	Brazil`BRA`South America	38.68	35.27	41.03	—
102	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.60	36.52	40.05	—
103	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	38.58	35.31	41.00	—
104	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	38.56	37.37	39.97	Real value
105	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.53	36.19	39.62	—
106	Honduras`HND`Central America	38.52	36.01	39.73	Real value
=107	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	38.51	37.16	39.58	Real value
=107	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	38.51	36.72	39.92	Real value
109	Peru`PER`South America	38.50	34.45	41.85	—
110	Argentina`ARG`South America	38.37	32.00	42.59	Real value
111	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	38.29	35.84	40.57	—
112	Ecuador`ECU`South America	38.27	32.21	42.01	—
113	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	38.06	36.75	39.33	Real value
114	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	37.81	34.69	40.98	—
115	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	37.77	36.41	39.02	Real value
116	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.71	34.20	40.54	—
117	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	37.51	34.77	40.21	—
118	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.49	35.30	39.57	—
119	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	37.42	34.47	39.82	Real value
120	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	37.27	35.64	38.60	Real value
121	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.16	33.93	40.13	—
122	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	37.06	34.15	39.25	Real value
123	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	37.00	35.50	38.46	Real value
124	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	36.90	32.27	41.18	Real value
125	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	36.83	28.65	41.48	—
126	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.78	32.82	40.74	—
127	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	36.75	27.87	38.70	—
128	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	36.62	35.05	38.29	Real value
129	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	36.30	34.58	37.99	Real value
130	United States`USA`Northern America	36.24	33.35	38.68	Real value
=131	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	36.13	21.84	38.97	—
=131	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.13	34.13	37.26	—
133	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	36.12	31.11	40.48	—
134	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	35.94	32.94	38.17	—
=135	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	35.89	34.66	37.06	—
=135	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.89	32.65	39.15	—
137	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	35.83	32.88	38.84	—
138	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	35.64	33.45	37.99	Real value
139	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	35.63	33.44	37.39	Real value
140	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.58	34.49	36.46	—
141	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	35.54	30.75	38.08	Real value
142	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.48	29.26	39.03	—
143	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	35.43	34.27	36.66	—
144	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	35.40	33.74	36.75	Real value
145	Uruguay`URY`South America	35.35	31.28	38.58	—
146	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	35.21	28.70	40.68	Real value
147	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	35.11	34.71	35.38	—
148	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	35.05	28.21	40.87	—
149	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	35.03	33.98	36.04	—
150	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	34.98	32.44	37.08	—
151	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	34.89	32.24	36.81	Real value
152	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	34.74	22.78	36.73	—
153	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	34.73	32.74	36.53	Real value
154	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34.69	33.99	35.34	—
155	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	34.20	29.55	37.41	Real value
156	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	34.10	30.52	36.99	Real value
157	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	33.99	31.93	35.74	Real value
158	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	33.91	29.33	38.08	Real value
159	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	33.58	30.63	36.19	—
160	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.48	31.22	35.50	—
161	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	33.23	29.46	35.96	—
162	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	33.12	29.98	36.18	—
163	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	32.88	27.74	36.81	Real value
164	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	32.60	28.09	36.33	Real value
165	Canada`CAN`Northern America	32.58	28.82	35.94	Real value
166	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.50	29.31	35.16	—
167	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.27	27.07	36.81	Real value
=168	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	32.03	26.66	36.71	Real value
=168	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32.03	29.30	34.58	—
170	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.87	29.61	33.84	—
171	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	31.75	26.62	36.20	Real value
172	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.55	28.13	34.61	—
173	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	30.82	28.49	32.98	Real value
=174	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30.75	27.70	31.64	—
=174	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	30.75	25.63	35.26	Real value
176	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.61	27.16	33.43	—
177	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.38	28.02	31.32	—
178	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30.34	26.74	33.75	—
179	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.30	25.97	33.49	—
180	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	30.19	27.20	32.88	Real value
181	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.99	26.41	33.20	Real value
182	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	29.59	24.01	34.28	—
183	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	28.58	24.94	32.79	—
184	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	28.18	24.68	31.38	Real value
185	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	27.70	25.74	29.23	—
186	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	27.52	21.62	32.60	Real value
187	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25.61	23.03	28.14	Real value

02In 2011

At either end

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

Highest

1United Arab Emirates52.02
2Qatar51.00
3Myanmar50.31
4Bhutan49.96
5Mongolia49.77

Lowest

187Uganda25.61
186Netherlands27.52
185Vanuatu27.70
184Norway28.18
183Mozambique28.58

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 39.17. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women (hours)
HighestUnited Arab Emirates53.29
LowestNetherlands21.62
Middle country: 35.84
Men (hours)
HighestMaldives53.65
LowestUganda28.14
Middle country: 41.41

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
185values changed, of 187 in both
85 · 100rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Honduras35.78 → 38.52+2.74
Paraguay43.16 → 44.87+1.71
Panama39.44 → 40.87+1.43
Mauritius38.07 → 39.41+1.34
Slovakia37.23 → 38.51+1.28

Fell most

Albania40.76 → 35.63−5.13
North Macedonia41.45 → 39.76−1.69
Namibia40.72 → 39.09−1.63
Egypt46.40 → 45.12−1.28
South Korea44.66 → 43.41−1.25

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 2011.
175 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 42.72. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
115 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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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2011). Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/weekly-hours/2011

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