Decline in working hours (%)

Full-time equivalent (48 hours, million)

Full-time equivalent (40 hours, million)

World

6.7

230

195

Low income

5.3

14

12

Lower-middle income

6.7

80

70

Upper-middle income

7.0

100

85

High income

6.5

36

30

Africa

4.9

22

19

Americas

6.3

29

24

Arab States

8.1

6

5

Asia and the Pacific

7.2

150

125

Europe and Central Asia

6.0

24

20

(Europe)

7.8

15

12