{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-average-hours-worked","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-average-hours-worked","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-average-hours-worked/","title":"South Korea Average Annual Hours Worked (2025)","description":"South Korea's Average Annual Hours Worked: 1,833 hours per year in 2025, -1.7% YoY. OECD (AVERAGE_HOURS_WORKED), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","OECD","South Korea","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"hours per year","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"South Korea Average Annual Hours Worked","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/hours-worked.html"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2025)","value":"1,833","unit":"hours per year","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.7% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-1.7%","unit":"hours per year"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Average Annual Hours Worked"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":2228},{"period":"2009","value":2174},{"period":"2010","value":2163},{"period":"2011","value":2136},{"period":"2012","value":2119},{"period":"2013","value":2105},{"period":"2014","value":2075},{"period":"2015","value":2082},{"period":"2016","value":2068},{"period":"2017","value":2018},{"period":"2018","value":1992},{"period":"2019","value":1966},{"period":"2020","value":1907},{"period":"2021","value":1910},{"period":"2022","value":1900},{"period":"2023","value":1872},{"period":"2024","value":1865},{"period":"2025","value":1833}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"hours per year"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1833.0","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1865.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1872.0","yoyChange":"-1.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1900.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1910.0","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1907.0","yoyChange":"-3.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1966.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1992.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2018.0","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2068.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2082.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2075.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2105.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2119.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2136.0","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2163.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2174.0","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2228.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks average annual hours actually worked per worker in South Korea, covering all people in employment rather than employees only. Compare against the OECD average of roughly 1,736 hours. Note that cross-country differences are driven as much by part-time share and holiday entitlement as by how hard full-timers work, so read the level alongside the part-time rate. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,228 hours per year in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,833 in 2025. The latest reading of 1,833 in 2025 represents a change of -32."}]}