Countries with the shortest working hours

Latvia

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Latvia number 33.2. On average, men worked 34.8 hours while women worked 31.6 hours. Pictured is Riga, the capital and largest city of Latvia.

Canada

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Canada number 32.3. On average, men worked 35.1 hours while women worked 29.1 hours. Pictured is Vancouver's False Creek.

Estonia

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Estonia number 32. On average, men worked 34 hours while women worked 30 hours. Pictured is Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia.

Belgium

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Belgium number 31.5. On average, men worked 35.2 hours while women worked 27.3 hours. Pictured is Bruges' Groenerei Canal.

Tonga

Likewise, the average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Tonga number 31.5. On average, men worked 32.4 hours while women worked 30.3 hours. Pictured is Tonga's royal palace, which is situated in the capital Nukuʻalofa.

United Kingdom

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in the United Kingdom number 30.7. On average, men worked 34.1 hours while women worked 27 hours. Pictured is Canary Wharf, London's business and financial district.

France

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in France number 30.7. On average, men worked 33.5 hours while women worked 27.9 hours. Pictured is Strasbourg in the Grand Est region of the country.

Iraq

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Iraq number 30.4. On average, men worked 32.1 hours while women worked 17.4 hours. Pictured is the city of Erbil.

Ethiopia

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Ethiopia number 30.1. On average, men worked 32.7 hours while women worked 27.2 hours. Pictured is downtown Addis Ababa.

Germany

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Germany number 29.7. On average, men worked 33.4 hours while women worked 25.4 hours. Pictured is Munich's Marienplatz.

Austria

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Austria also number 29.4. On average, men worked 33.2 hours while women worked 25 hours. Pictured is Vienna's historic Belvedere palace complex.

Finland

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Finland number 28.9. On average, men worked 31.3 hours while women worked 26.4 hours. Pictured is a frozen South Harbor.

Norway

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Norway number 27.1. On average, men worked 29.7 hours while women worked 24.3 hours. Pictured is Oslo, the country's capital.

Yemen

The average weekly hours worked in 2024 in Yemen number 25.4. On average, men worked 25.9 hours while women worked 17.8 hours. Pictured is Budha, a town in eastern Yemen.