Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in OECD
OECD: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 20 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in OECD, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
OECD recorded 20 Hours per week for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in OECD peaked at 20 Hours per week in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17 Hours per week, in 2001.
That places OECD 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in OECD, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 17 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 19 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 Hours per week | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 17 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18 Hours per week | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19 Hours per week | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19 Hours per week | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 20 Hours per week | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.67 Hours per week | 17 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.4 Hours per week | 17 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.83 Hours per week | 19 Hours per week | 20 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 8 Türkiye 8 Hours per week compare
- 8 Austria 23 Hours per week compare
- 9 Spain 21 Hours per week compare
- 10 Italy 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Romania 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Canada 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Hungary 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Portugal 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Switzerland 20 Hours per week compare
- 10 Bulgaria 20 Hours per week compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in OECD?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in OECD was 20 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Hours per week in 2017.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 Hours per week in 2001.
- How does OECD rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- OECD ranks 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.