UAE ranked world’s second hardest working nation, but residents having fun too


  • Study by communications agency duke+mir uncovered data clocking UAE workers at an average 50.9 hours per week
  • Residents are having fun with most (97%) going out for entertainment every month and seven in 10 dining out every week

The UAE is the world’s second hardest working country, according to a report by communications agency duke+mir. Residents in the Emirates work an average 50.9 hours per week, but they also have fun, with 97% going out for entertainment every month. The study, which included a poll of more than 1,000 residents, also found that seven in 10 people in the UAE dine out every single week.

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