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Does India have the longest working hours? Find out...
Employees work more than 350 minutes per average day, that is about six hours, in almost all countries. Working for six hours means an employee is spending one-third of waking time on work, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Let's take a look at some countries, including India, where people have longest working hours.
Source: OECD
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Mongolia
Total hours worked in an average day: 10 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 11 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 6 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 8 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 2 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 5 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 1
Mongolians spend more hours working than anyone else in the world.
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Kazakhstan
Total hours worked in an average day: 9 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 10 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 3 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 5 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 4 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 6 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 2
Women in Kazakhstan spend more hours learning activities than men.
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Japan
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 4 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 7 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 1 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 4 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 3
Men and women in Japan spend equal time on work.
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China
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 9 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 5 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 7 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 2 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 4 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 4
Women work more than men in China.
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Australia
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 3 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 5 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 3 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 5 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 5
Like Japan, Australian men and women spend equal hours working.
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New Zealand
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 3 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 5 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 3 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 5 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 6
New Zealand is another country where men and women spend equal hours working.
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Kyrgyzstan
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 9 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 4 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 6 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 2 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 5 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 7
Women in Kyrgyzstan spend more time than men doing unpaid work.
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South Korea
Total hours worked in an average day: 7 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 8 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 4 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 7 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 1 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 4 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 8
Women spend more hours working than men in South Korea.
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India
Total hours worked in an average day: 7 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 9 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 3 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 7 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 1 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 6 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 9
While men in India spend just one hour on average doing unpaid work, women give six hours.
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Pakistan
Total hours worked in an average day: 7 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 7 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 2 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 7 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 0 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 5 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 10
Men and women in Pakistan spend equal time on work.
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Cambodia
Total hours worked in an average day: 6 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 7 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 5 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 6 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 0 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 2 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 11
Men in Cambodia spend zero hours on average doing unpaid work.
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Armenia
Total hours worked in an average day: 6 hours by men
Total hours worked in an average day: 7 hours by women
Time spent on market and learning activities: 2 hours by men
Time spent on market and learning activities: 5 hours by women
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 1 hours by men
Time spent on non-market/unpaid work: 5 hours by women
Rank in total working hours for both men and women: 12
Women spend a lot more time on learning activities than men in Armenia.