This chart lists the countries where people worked the least in the world in 2019 according to the average number of hours worked per year per employed person. Denmark is the country where people worked the least in 2019, with 1,381 hours worked per year per person. This is equivalent to an average of about 26 hours per week. France ranks sixth with 1,505 hours worked per year (29 hours per week).
Conversely, it is Cambodia where people worked the most, with an average annual number of hours worked of 2,475. This is equivalent to about 47 hours per week.
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