Are they working today on the other side of the world?

We all want to receive a reply to our email 30 seconds after we have sent it. But if you are globally focused, it can be midnight in the country of your contact or, even worse, the weekend. Not all countries work from Monday to Friday, so what are the international working days? And how many hours a week are our fellow creatures at the office on the other side of the world?

Also, it’s important for marketing professionals to know whether their ad or content for their targeted audience will be posted on a working day or on the weekend. To make life easier, we have created a list of all working days in each country.

For the local time of each place, you can use this website.

Global working days per country

• Afghanistan
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Albania
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Algeria
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Angola
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Argentina
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Armenia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Azerbaijan
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Austria
  Monday–Friday, 7.7 hours a day, 38.5 hours a week
• Australia
  Monday–Friday, 7.6 hours a day, 38 hours a week
• Bahrain
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day (6 during Ramadan for Muslim employees), 40 hours a week
• Bangladesh
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Benin
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Belarus
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Belgium
  Monday–Friday, 7.6 hours a day, 38 hours a week
• Brazil
  Monday–Friday, 8.5 hours a day, 44 hours a week
• Brunei
  Monday–Thursday Darussalam and Saturday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Burundi
  Monday–Friday, 10 hours a day, 50 hours a week
• Bulgaria
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

• Canada
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Cambodia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Cameroon
  Monday–Friday, 10 hours a day, 50 hours a week
• Chile
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• China
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 42 hours a week
• Croatia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Colombia
  Monday–Friday or Monday–Saturday, 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week
• Costa Rica
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week
• Czech Republic
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Denmark
  Monday–Friday, 7.4 hours a day, 37 hours a week
• Djibouti
  Saturday–Thursday, 6.7 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Dominican Republic
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Egypt
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day (6 during Ramadan), 40 hours a week (30 during Ramadan)
• Ethiopia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Estonia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

• Equatorial Guinea
  Monday–Saturday, 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week
• Finland
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 38 hours a week
• France
  Monday–Friday, 7 hours a day, 35 hours a week
• Gabon
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• The Gambia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Germany
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Ghana
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Greece
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Hungary
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

• Hong Kong
  Monday–Saturday, 8 hours a day (many people work on Saturday either a half-day or full-day), 40-48 hours a week
• India
  MNCs & Government offices: Monday-Friday others: Monday–Saturday
  Depending on the company, 8-9 hours a day (including a 1-hour lunch break). 40–54 hours a week
• Indonesia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, many people work a 6-day week with 7-hour days. 40 hours a week
• Iran
  Saturday–Thursday/Saturday-Wednesday, 8 hours a day (except 5-hours on Thursday). 45 hours a week
• Iraq
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Ireland
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Israel
  Sunday–Thursday, 8.4 hours a day. Some people have a partial six-day workweek. 42 hours a week
• Italy
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Côte d’Ivoire
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Japan
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Jordan
  Sunday–Thursday, 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• Kazakhstan
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

• Kuwait
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Kenya
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Latvia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Lebanon
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, Most people have a six-day workweek, with Saturday as a partial workday. 40 hours a week
• Lesotho
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Libya
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Lithuania
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Madagascar
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Maldives
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Malawi
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Mali
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Malta
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Mauritania
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Malaysia
  Sunday–Thursday or Monday–Friday,
  8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Mexico
  Monday–Saturday, 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week

• Mongolia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Morocco
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 44 hours a week
• Mozambique
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Nepal
  Sunday–Friday, 7 hours a day (5 on Friday and 6 in Winter), 48 hours a week
• The Netherlands
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• New Zealand
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Nigeria
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Norway
  Monday–Friday, 7.5 hours a day, 37.5 hours a week
• Oman
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day (6 during Ramadan), 40 hours a week (30 during Ramadan)
• Pakistan
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day (including a 1-hour lunch break). Most of the Businesses are open on Saturdays. So often it is Monday-Saturday. 45 & 54 hours a week
• Palestine
  Saturday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• Philippines
  Monday–Saturday, 9 hours a day (including 1-hour lunch break), 48 hours a week
• Poland
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Portugal
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Qatar
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day (5 during Ramadan) (Line staff work 48 hours of the week, Saturday-Thursday)
  40 hours a week (25 During Ramadan)
• Romania
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Russia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Rwanda
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Saudi Arabia
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day (6 during Ramadan for Muslim employees)
  40 hours a week (30 during Ramadan)
• Senegal
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Serbia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day (including half an hour lunch break)
  40 hours a week

• Singapore
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day, 44 hours a week
• Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Spain
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Sri Lanka
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• South Africa
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• South Korea
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• Somalia
  Saturday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• Sudan
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Suriname
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day; Monday–Thursday 7:00 – 15:00 / Friday 7:00 – 14.30,
  39.5 hours a week
• Swaziland
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Sweden
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Switzerland
  Monday–Friday, 8.4 hours a day, 42 hours a week
• Syria
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Seychelles
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Taiwan
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day. 40 hours a week
  Every worker has one mandatory day off and one flexible rest day every seven days.
• Tanzania
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• Togo
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Thailand
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Trinidad and Tobago
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Tunisia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week

• Turkey
  Monday–Friday, 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week
• Ukraine
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• United Arab Emirates
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 to 9 (regular hours minus 2 hours during Ramadan for all employees),
  40-45 hours a week (30 during Ramadan)
• United Kingdom
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• United States
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Uganda
  Monday–Saturday, 8 hours a day, 48 hours a week
• Vietnam
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Yemen
  Sunday–Thursday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Congo, Democratic Republic
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Zambia
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week
• Zimbabwe
  Monday–Friday, 8 hours a day. Most people work half a day on Saturday
  40 hours a week