Countries With Longest Workweeks

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11 January 2025

L&T chairman SN Subrahmanyan has reignited the debate online about long work hours by suggesting that employees should work up to 90 hours a week


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Here are the top 10 countries with the most extended working hours, according to the International Labour Organisation


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Despite having a small population, people in Bhutan top the chart with the most amount of working hours in the world. Employees in Bhutan work for roughly 54.4 hours per week


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United Arab Emirates (UAE) is next on the list where employees work for 50.9 hours per week to drive their economy


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In Lesotho, people work 50.4 hours every week which makes it the third country with the highest working hours per week in the world


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Congo has been ranked fourth on the list, where employees work for 48.6 hours per week


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Qatar is next on the list where employees have an average work week of 48 hours


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At number six, we have Liberia where employees work for 47.7 hours per week to drive their economy


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Next on the list is Mauritania where people work 47.6 hours per week


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At number eight we have Lebanon, where people work for 47.6 hours per week on average


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Notably, India ranked 13th on the list, where on average Indian employees work 46.7 hours each week


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