Mexico, an OECD Country with the Longest Working Hours
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According to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data, the average annual working hours in its member countries reached 1,683 hours per worker in 2023. This includes regular hours for full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, and hours worked in secondary jobs.
Of the 34 OECD member countries, Mexico had the longest average working hours, at 2,207 hours per worker per year. Costa Rica followed with an average of 2,171 hours, and Chile with 1,953 hours per worker per year.
Germany had the shortest working hours in this group, with 1,343 hours per worker per year.
The following is a list of OECD member countries with the longest average annual working hours in 2023:
1. Mexico: 2,207 hours per year per worker
2. Costa Rica: 2,171 hours
3. Chile: 1,953 hours
4. Greece: 1,897 hours
5. Israel: 1,880 hours
6. South Korea: 1,872 hours
7. Canada: 1,865 hours
8. Poland: 1,803 hours
9. United States: 1,799 hours
10. Czech Republic: 1,766 hours
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