5 Countries with the Longest Working Hours in the World

1. Bhutan

Average Hours per Week: 54.4

Apart from being the country with the longest work hours in the world, labor and employment challenges loom large in Bhutan as youth unemployment has a rate of 29% and economic growth has averaged around 1.7% over the past five years. Moreover, the allure of better opportunities abroad has led to a brain drain, with Australia being the top destination for Bhutanese migrants. Around 15,000 visas were issued to Bhutanese in a year which is nearly 2% of Bhutan’s population.

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