In the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the average Colombian worker put in the most hours in 2022, with 2,400 hours, or 46.3 hours per week. German workers spent the least amount of time on the job, with 1,340 hours on average that year, equal to 25.8 hours per week.
Average annual working hours per worker in OECD-countries in 2022
(in hours)
The data includes full and part-time salaried workers and the self-employed. It includes all the hours they work, including overtime.
The acronym OECD stands for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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