Average annual hours actually worked (per worker)

OECDPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Hours actually worked per person employed in a year. Korea's hours are among the longest in the OECD.

2016: 2,068 hours → 2025: 1,833 hours (down 11.4%). Highest: 2016 (2,068 hours).

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Average annual hours actually worked (per worker) · 2016~2025 (unit: hours)
YearAll employedWage workers
20162068.02032.8
20172018.01995.6
20181992.01966.8
20191966.01957.2
20201907.01927.2
20211910.01928.0
20221900.01904.0
20231872.01874.0
20241865.01859.0
20251833.01846.0

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Reference (APA 7th)

OECD. (2026). Average annual hours actually worked per worker: Korea [Data set]. OECD Data Explorer. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_HW%40DF_AVG_ANN_HRS_WKD&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

Source https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_HW%40DF_AVG_ANN_HRS_WKD&df[ag]=OECD.ELS.SAE

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