Average hours worked per worker per week (including part-time workers) in Europe
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Via jakubmarian.com Data oecd.org
The total number of hours worked in the year 2016 was divided by the number of people who worked during that year and then it is divided by 52.14.
Countries that work the most hours:
1. Mexico 43
2. Costa Rica 42
3. Korea 40
4. Greece 39
5. Chile 38
6. Russia 38
7. Poland 37
8. Latvia 37
9. Israel 36
10. Lithiania 36
Countries that work the least hours:
1. Germany 26
2. Denmark 27
3. Norway 27
4. Netherlands 27
5. France 28
6. Luxembourg 29
7. Austria 31
8. Sweden 31
9. Finland 32
10. Australia 32
Canada 33, Japan 33, United States 34, New Zealand 34, Israel 36, Chile 38, Mexico 43.
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