Data for 2014

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2014

Name: Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2014
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2014, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2014 covers 187 countries on 3 measures. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 51.89; Uganda is lowest, at 27.30. The middle country reads 38.96. Against 2013, 181 values changed (82 up, 99 down), the same countries are covered.

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Average Weekly Hours Worked · Data for 2014

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

51.89

LowestUganda

27.30

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

187countries
3measures per country
2014the year it describes
180distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	51.89	53.28	51.57	—
2	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	50.42	48.99	51.33	—
3	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	50.32	47.06	53.10	—
4	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.16	48.66	51.15	—
5	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	50.00	51.76	49.73	Real value
6	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	49.27	42.82	51.27	—
7	India`IND`Southern Asia	48.99	41.55	51.38	—
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	48.88	48.49	49.24	—
9	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	48.84	46.80	50.48	—
10	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	48.62	36.94	53.04	—
11	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	47.79	48.47	47.19	—
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	47.45	44.98	47.86	—
13	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	47.07	35.14	50.44	Real value
14	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.01	39.28	49.80	—
15	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	47.00	47.00	47.00	Real value
16	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	46.64	42.80	48.06	—
17	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	46.60	45.50	47.50	Real value
18	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	46.33	43.80	48.50	—
19	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.20	44.62	47.12	Real value
20	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	45.79	44.53	46.94	—
21	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	45.78	45.12	46.40	—
22	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	45.77	38.94	47.58	—
23	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	45.76	44.98	46.28	Real value
=24	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	45.75	41.24	47.62	—
=24	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.75	43.51	47.54	—
26	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	45.63	42.72	46.61	—
27	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	45.61	42.24	47.85	—
28	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.41	43.29	47.04	—
29	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	45.14	40.46	45.79	—
30	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	45.03	38.73	47.65	Real value
31	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.88	42.03	47.50	—
32	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	44.86	42.62	46.93	Real value
33	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	44.81	34.69	48.28	—
34	Suriname`SUR`South America	44.75	40.89	47.04	—
35	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	44.67	40.59	46.53	—
=36	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	44.30	32.51	46.22	Real value
=36	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	44.30	41.61	46.19	Real value
38	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	44.06	43.06	44.64	—
39	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	44.00	43.49	44.50	Real value
40	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	43.65	43.41	43.85	Real value
41	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	43.41	39.94	45.88	Real value
42	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	43.11	35.92	48.38	Real value
43	Bolivia`BOL`South America	42.82	39.10	45.49	—
=44	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	42.71	41.51	43.94	Real value
=44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	42.71	38.32	44.86	Real value
46	Paraguay`PRY`South America	42.68	38.64	45.29	Real value
47	Colombia`COL`South America	42.63	37.49	46.18	Real value
=48	Belize`BLZ`Central America	42.55	38.69	44.62	—
=48	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.55	40.57	43.71	Real value
50	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	42.44	40.04	44.38	Real value
51	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	42.24	40.58	43.49	Real value
52	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	42.20	31.77	44.25	Real value
53	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.19	41.36	42.89	Real value
54	Mexico`MEX`Central America	42.16	36.99	45.25	Real value
55	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	42.14	41.31	42.75	Real value
56	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	42.12	39.83	44.12	—
57	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	42.01	41.80	42.19	—
58	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	41.90	38.53	44.78	—
59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.89	38.47	43.79	—
60	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	41.60	38.94	44.12	—
61	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	41.37	37.12	42.50	—
62	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	41.24	38.55	43.59	—
63	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	41.18	38.40	43.73	—
64	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.12	40.09	41.78	Real value
65	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40.98	37.08	43.57	—
66	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.87	38.85	42.87	—
67	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	40.81	34.09	45.26	Real value
68	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	40.70	40.23	41.10	—
69	Guyana`GUY`South America	40.69	37.24	42.73	—
70	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	40.60	39.88	41.19	—
71	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	40.43	34.97	43.15	—
72	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	40.42	36.90	43.12	—
73	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	40.36	36.58	42.61	—
74	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	40.35	39.08	41.59	Real value
75	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.29	40.74	39.99	Real value
76	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	40.27	39.27	41.36	Real value
77	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	40.19	39.48	40.67	Real value
78	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	40.18	37.87	42.40	—
79	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	40.15	34.06	43.15	—
80	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	40.03	31.64	40.65	Real value
81	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	39.67	36.60	42.72	—
82	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	39.65	34.39	42.41	—
83	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.53	34.92	42.04	—
84	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	39.45	36.48	41.74	—
85	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	39.44	35.24	42.29	—
86	Venezuela`VEN`South America	39.41	36.84	41.09	—
87	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	39.39	36.55	41.73	—
88	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	39.25	34.96	43.28	—
=89	Niger`NER`Western Africa	39.24	33.68	43.21	—
=89	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	39.24	36.66	41.60	—
91	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	39.22	36.43	41.62	—
92	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.19	36.26	41.32	Real value
93	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	38.97	36.13	41.56	—
94	Panama`PAN`Central America	38.96	36.35	40.58	Real value
95	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	38.95	38.07	39.74	Real value
96	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	38.84	35.51	39.19	—
97	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	38.70	34.58	42.45	Real value
98	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	38.68	36.50	39.72	—
99	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	38.55	36.50	40.06	—
100	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	38.51	37.24	39.74	—
101	Brazil`BRA`South America	38.50	35.46	40.63	Real value
102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	38.45	35.68	40.17	Real value
103	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	38.42	35.29	40.91	—
=104	Chile`CHL`South America	38.35	34.40	41.07	Real value
=104	Ecuador`ECU`South America	38.35	32.07	42.22	Real value
106	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	38.28	37.01	39.28	Real value
107	Peru`PER`South America	38.19	34.24	41.46	—
108	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	38.16	36.66	39.58	Real value
109	Honduras`HND`Central America	38.04	36.31	38.96	Real value
110	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	37.88	34.22	40.84	—
111	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	37.43	34.66	39.55	Real value
112	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	37.41	34.24	40.43	Real value
113	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	37.33	33.95	40.45	—
114	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	37.30	35.25	39.36	—
115	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	37.23	35.82	38.92	Real value
116	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	37.18	28.28	39.20	—
117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	37.16	34.03	39.71	Real value
118	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	37.05	23.87	40.09	Real value
119	Argentina`ARG`South America	37.04	30.71	41.31	Real value
120	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	36.95	33.94	39.89	—
121	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	36.94	35.75	38.00	Real value
122	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	36.87	30.51	42.38	—
123	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	36.73	32.96	40.51	—
124	United States`USA`Northern America	36.60	33.63	39.06	Real value
125	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	36.58	34.47	38.26	Real value
126	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	36.53	34.49	38.15	Real value
127	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	36.48	34.91	38.05	Real value
=128	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	36.46	28.55	41.18	—
=128	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	36.46	33.66	39.19	—
130	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	36.33	34.57	37.81	Real value
131	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	36.08	34.83	37.28	—
132	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	36.04	33.35	38.09	Real value
133	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	35.82	32.45	37.74	Real value
134	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.76	29.51	39.52	—
135	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	35.75	32.79	37.98	—
136	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.74	34.68	36.62	—
137	Uruguay`URY`South America	35.60	31.56	38.80	—
138	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	35.59	32.69	37.59	Real value
139	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	35.58	30.78	39.81	Real value
140	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	35.47	32.23	38.72	—
141	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	35.27	34.00	36.48	Real value
142	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	35.18	32.31	38.12	—
143	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	35.15	33.09	37.30	Real value
144	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	35.12	34.25	35.95	—
145	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	35.09	30.70	37.87	Real value
146	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	35.03	32.80	36.24	—
147	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	34.99	32.54	37.06	—
148	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	34.88	32.94	36.53	Real value
149	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	34.81	34.26	35.17	—
150	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	34.77	33.15	36.29	Real value
151	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	34.72	33.35	36.12	—
152	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	34.62	29.87	38.90	Real value
153	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	34.58	33.99	35.12	—
154	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	34.33	28.41	39.43	Real value
155	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	34.23	30.64	37.18	Real value
156	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	34.20	32.17	35.91	Real value
157	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	33.81	30.79	36.49	—
158	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	33.76	29.65	37.03	Real value
159	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	33.51	21.04	35.57	—
160	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	33.41	24.43	34.95	—
161	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.34	31.15	35.30	—
162	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	33.25	29.55	36.01	—
163	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	33.09	28.77	36.20	Real value
164	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32.91	30.67	35.01	—
165	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	32.88	28.67	36.52	Real value
166	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	32.43	27.38	36.71	Real value
167	Canada`CAN`Northern America	32.16	28.45	35.48	Real value
168	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	32.15	28.99	34.84	—
169	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	31.91	29.59	33.94	—
170	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	31.29	26.27	35.75	Real value
171	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.25	28.03	34.21	—
172	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	31.24	26.27	35.65	Real value
173	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	31.07	26.25	35.24	Real value
174	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	30.57	27.58	31.50	—
175	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.51	27.11	33.34	—
176	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.30	25.95	33.42	—
177	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30.29	26.68	33.66	—
178	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	30.28	27.62	32.79	Real value
179	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.26	27.94	31.20	—
180	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	30.05	25.04	34.20	—
181	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.77	26.60	32.59	Real value
182	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	29.65	27.04	32.03	Real value
183	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	28.60	24.84	32.81	—
184	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	28.28	24.79	31.43	Real value
185	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	27.70	26.61	28.57	—
186	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	27.39	21.69	32.28	Real value
187	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	27.30	24.62	29.96	Real value

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

1United Arab Emirates51.89
2Bhutan50.42
3Mongolia50.32
4Myanmar50.16
5Qatar50.00

Lowest

187Uganda27.30
186Netherlands27.39
185Vanuatu27.70
184Norway28.28
183Mozambique28.60

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 38.96. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Women (hours)
HighestUnited Arab Emirates53.28
LowestIraq21.04
Middle country: 35.29
Men (hours)
HighestMongolia53.10
LowestVanuatu28.57
Middle country: 41.18

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
181values changed, of 187 in both
82 · 99rose · fell
6unchanged

Rose most

Namibia37.14 → 44.86+7.72
Tanzania34.74 → 37.41+2.67
Indonesia37.12 → 38.45+1.33
Honduras36.76 → 38.04+1.28
Pakistan45.79 → 47.07+1.28

Fell most

Serbia40.72 → 36.58−4.14
Albania40.93 → 37.43−3.50
Uganda30.44 → 27.30−3.14
Türkiye46.55 → 45.03−1.52
Montenegro43.35 → 42.19−1.16

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 2014.
180 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 45.75. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
105 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) (2014). Average Weekly Hours Worked, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/weekly-hours/2014

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