The average usual weekly working hours in Sweden increased in 2021 and 2022, reaching an average of more than 38 hours. Between 2010 and 2020, average weekly working hours in Sweden were between 36.5 and 37.
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Sweden from 2010 to 2022
Characteristic
Average usual weekly hours
2022
38.2
2021
38.1
2020
36.5
2019
36.7
2018
36.7
2017
36.6
2016
36.6
2015
36.6
2014
36.6
2013
36.5
2012
36.6
2011
36.5
2010
36.5
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OECD. (December 15, 2023). Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/419631/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-sweden-y-on-y/
OECD. "Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Sweden from 2010 to 2022." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419631/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-sweden-y-on-y/
OECD. (2023). Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Sweden from 2010 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419631/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-sweden-y-on-y/
OECD. "Average Usual Weekly Hours Worked on The Main Job in Sweden from 2010 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419631/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-sweden-y-on-y/
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Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Sweden from 2010 to 2022 [Graph], OECD, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/419631/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-sweden-y-on-y/
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