UK weekly hours of work for men 2024

As of the third quarter of 2024, approximately 64.9 percent of men in employment in the United Kingdom worked between 31 and up to 45 hours a week, compared with 19.5 percent who worked more than 45 hours.

Usual weekly hours of work for men in the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 2000 to 3rd quarter 2024, by weekly hours

Characteristic	Less than 6 hours	6 up to 15 hours	16 up to 30 hours	31 up to 45 hours	Over 45 hours
Q3 2024	0.9%	3.7%	11%	64.9%	19.5%
Q2 2024	1%	3.8%	10.2%	65.1%	19.9%
Q1 2024	0.9%	3.8%	10.3%	65%	20%
Q4 2023	0.8%	3.8%	10.3%	65.6%	19.4%
Q3 2023	0.9%	3.8%	10.6%	65.8%	18.9%
Q2 2023	1%	4%	10.5%	65.1%	19.4%
Q1 2023	1%	3.6%	10.4%	64.8%	20.2%
Q4 2022	0.9%	3.6%	10.8%	64.2%	20.5%
Q3 2022	1%	3.5%	9.9%	64.4%	21.1%
Q2 2022	0.8%	3.7%	10.2%	64.2%	21.1%
Q1 2022	0.8%	3.5%	10.1%	64.2%	21.5%
Q4 2021	0.8%	3.4%	10.1%	63.7%	22%
Q3 2021	0.8%	3.3%	10.2%	63.6%	22.1%
Q2 2021	0.8%	3.4%	9.8%	63.8%	22.2%
Q1 2021	0.7%	3.1%	10.3%	64%	21.9%
Q4 2020	0.9%	3.2%	10.3%	63.6%	22%
Q3 2020	0.7%	3.3%	9.9%	63.7%	22.3%
Q2 2020	0.8%	3.3%	9.8%	62.4%	23.7%
Q1 2020	1.1%	3.4%	9.8%	61.7%	24.1%
Q4 2019	0.9%	3.4%	9.7%	60.5%	25.4%
Q3 2019	1%	3.4%	10%	59.9%	25.7%
Q2 2019	0.9%	3.6%	10.2%	59.8%	25.5%
Q1 2019	0.9%	3.4%	10.5%	59.4%	25.8%
Q4 2018	0.9%	3.5%	10.2%	59.8%	25.5%
Q3 2018	0.9%	3.3%	10.3%	60.1%	25.4%
Q2 2018	0.9%	3.5%	10.1%	59.9%	25.6%
Q1 2018	0.9%	3.5%	10%	60%	25.5%
Q4 2017	1%	3.5%	10%	59.1%	26.5%
Q3 2017	0.8%	3.5%	10.3%	59%	26.4%
Q2 2017	0.9%	3.5%	9.9%	58.9%	26.8%
Q1 2017	1%	3.7%	9.9%	58.8%	26.6%
Q4 2016	1%	3.5%	10.2%	58.2%	27%
Q3 2016	0.9%	3.5%	10.4%	58.1%	27.1%
Q2 2016	1%	3.7%	10.2%	57.5%	27.6%
Q1 2016	0.9%	3.6%	10.3%	58.3%	26.9%
Q4 2015	0.9%	3.6%	10.3%	57.1%	28%
Q3 2015	1%	3.5%	10.2%	57.6%	27.7%
Q2 2015	1%	3.6%	10%	57.3%	28.2%
Q1 2015	1%	3.6%	10%	57.8%	27.6%
Q4 2014	0.9%	3.6%	9.6%	57.8%	28%
Q3 2014	0.9%	3.6%	9.9%	57.7%	28%
Q2 2014	1%	3.6%	10%	57.2%	28.2%
Q1 2014	1.1%	3.8%	10.2%	57.2%	27.8%
Q4 2013	1%	3.8%	10.1%	57.5%	27.6%
Q3 2013	0.9%	3.4%	10.5%	57.3%	27.9%
Q2 2013	1%	3.8%	10%	57.1%	28%
Q1 2013	1%	3.7%	9.9%	58.1%	27.3%
Q4 2012	1%	3.6%	10.1%	58.2%	27.2%
Q3 2012	1%	3.6%	10.2%	57.6%	27.7%
Q2 2012	1%	3.8%	10.2%	57.3%	27.7%
Q1 2012	0.9%	3.9%	10%	57.8%	27.3%
Q4 2011	0.8%	3.7%	9.8%	57.7%	27.9%
Q3 2011	0.9%	3.5%	9.3%	58.5%	27.7%
Q2 2011	1%	3.7%	9.6%	58.1%	27.6%
Q1 2011	1.1%	3.3%	9.8%	58.3%	27.5%
Q4 2010	1%	3.6%	9.5%	58.4%	27.4%
Q3 2010	0.9%	3.6%	9.6%	58.4%	27.5%
Q2 2010	0.8%	3.7%	9.5%	58.4%	27.6%
Q1 2010	0.9%	3.6%	9.1%	59%	27.5%
Q4 2009	0.8%	3.5%	8.9%	58.9%	27.9%
Q3 2009	0.7%	3.3%	8.9%	59.5%	27.6%
Q2 2009	0.8%	3.6%	8.9%	59.2%	27.5%
Q1 2009	0.8%	3.5%	8.6%	59.9%	27.2%
Q4 2008	0.8%	3.4%	8.4%	58.8%	28.6%
Q3 2008	0.7%	3.3%	8.1%	58.8%	29%
Q2 2008	0.8%	3.4%	8%	58.1%	29.7%
Q1 2008	0.8%	3.4%	7.8%	58.2%	29.7%
Q4 2007	0.8%	3.2%	7.8%	58%	30.1%
Q3 2007	0.7%	3.1%	7.8%	58.4%	30%
Q2 2007	0.8%	3.2%	7.7%	58%	30.4%
Q1 2007	0.9%	3.2%	7.8%	59.1%	29%
Q4 2006	0.7%	3.4%	7.6%	58.6%	29.8%
Q3 2006	0.7%	3.1%	7.7%	59%	29.5%
Q2 2006	0.7%	3.4%	7.5%	58.3%	30.1%
Q1 2006	0.7%	3.3%	7.4%	58.9%	29.7%
Q4 2005	0.7%	3.2%	7.4%	58.3%	30.4%
Q3 2005	0.7%	3%	7.4%	58%	30.9%
Q2 2005	0.7%	3.3%	7.4%	57.6%	30.9%
Q1 2005	0.7%	3.3%	7.4%	58%	30.6%
Q4 2004	0.7%	3.2%	7.3%	57.2%	31.6%
Q3 2004	0.7%	3%	7.5%	57.1%	31.7%
Q2 2004	0.7%	3.3%	7.3%	57%	31.6%
Q1 2004	0.7%	3.5%	7.1%	57.1%	31.6%
Q4 2003	0.7%	3.3%	6.9%	56.8%	32.3%
Q3 2003	0.7%	3.1%	6.9%	56.3%	33%
Q2 2003	0.8%	3.3%	7.2%	55.6%	33.1%
Q1 2003	0.8%	3.5%	6.9%	55.9%	32.9%
Q4 2002	0.7%	3.4%	6.8%	55.3%	33.8%
Q3 2002	0.6%	3.1%	6.6%	55.4%	34.2%
Q2 2002	0.7%	3.5%	6.3%	55.4%	34.1%
Q1 2002	0.8%	3.4%	6.1%	55.8%	34%
Q4 2001	0.7%	3.3%	6.1%	54.9%	35%
Q3 2001	0.5%	2.9%	6.2%	54.8%	35.6%
Q2 2001	0.6%	3.2%	5.9%	54.6%	35.6%
Q1 2001	0.7%	3.3%	6%	54.6%	35.5%
Q4 2000	0.7%	2.9%	6%	54.4%	36%
Q3 2000	0.7%	2.8%	6%	54.5%	36.1%
Q2 2000	0.8%	3.4%	5.9%	53.7%	36.3%
Q1 2000	0.9%	3.3%	5.7%	54.5%	35.5%

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Release date

November 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2000 to Q3 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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