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Hours worked

Average hours actually worked per person employed in a year, full and part-time together.

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The latest figures: Hours worked per person employed (hours a year)
CountryPeriodFigureTen years before
Germany20251,3361,402 (2015)
USA20241,7021,738 (2014)
France20251,5001,505 (2015)
Poland20251,7751,829 (2015)
Japan20251,6171,719 (2015)
European Union20251,6041,632 (2015)
OECD members20251,6871,750 (2015)

What is measured

Hours worked per person employed

Unit
hours a year, yearly
Source
OECD Productivity Database, DSD_PDB@DF_PDB HRSAV
Coverage
Germany 1991–2025, USA 1987–2024, France 1970–2025, Poland 1995–2025, Japan 1970–2025
Retrieved
03.11.2026

Hours worked per person employed (long series)

Average annual hours worked per person employed, per the Penn World Table.

Unit
hours a year, yearly
Source
Penn World Table 11.0, PWT 11.0 avh
Coverage
Germany 1950–2023, USA 1950–2023, France 1950–2023, Poland 1995–2023, China 1952–2023, India 1970–2023, Japan 1950–2023
Retrieved
03.11.2026

Limits of the data

  • Hours worked per person employed: No figures in this source for China and India.
  • Hours worked per person employed (long series): Until 1990 reconstructed by the Penn World Table for the present territory.

Sources

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