Korea's yearly working hours fall by 32 in 2025, still above OECD average

The average annual working hours for South Koreans fell by 32 hours last year from the previous year but still remain nearly 100 hours longer than the average for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as a whole, data showed Sunday.

South Korea's average annual working hours came to 1,833 hours in 2025, down from 1,865 hours the previous year, according to the OECD.

Amid the South Korean government's efforts to reduce real working hours, including the introduction of the 52-h ...