Kiribati in the Pacific was the country with the lowest average weekly working hours per employee in 2022, with the most recent value showing that the population of Kiribati worked on average less than 28 hours per week. Second came Vanuatu at nearly 29 hours per week, with Micronesia following in third. On the other hand, Gambia had the highest average weekly working hours worldwide.
20 countries with the lowest average actual weekly working hours per employed person worldwide i 2022
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ILO. (January 23, 2024). 20 countries with the lowest average actual weekly working hours per employed person worldwide i 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338919/countries-lowest-working-hours-worldwide/
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ILO. (2024). 20 countries with the lowest average actual weekly working hours per employed person worldwide i 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338919/countries-lowest-working-hours-worldwide/
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20 countries with the lowest average actual weekly working hours per employed person worldwide i 2022 [Graph], ILO, January 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338919/countries-lowest-working-hours-worldwide/