18 countries where millennials work the longest hours

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Millennials or the 21^st century workforce aged 18 to 34 have long been associated with laziness and self-absorption on one side and entrepreneurship (digital) and innovation on the other side – both sides showing a marked disdain for traditional employment. Data collected by Manpower Group shows that this is not the complete picture.

Data collected from a survey of 19,000 millennials from over 25 countries shows that millennials, who will account for a third of the global workforce by 2020, work as hard or even harder than other generations. According to research, the global workforce in 2020 will be as follows;

Boomers - 6 per cent

Boomers refer to the generation born post World War II, birth years ranging approximately from 1946 to 1965. Some famous boomers are Meryl Streep, Donald Trump and Denzel Washington. Raised with a strong focus on work and savings, this generation is considered the most hard-working of the current workforce.

Gen X - 35 per cent

This generation follows or coincides with boomers, with birth years ranging from early 1960s to early 1980s. Sandwiched between the large boomers and millennials generations, people in this generation witnessed positive changes across the world – both political and financial. Famous people in Gen X include Nicholas Cage, Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Obama.

Gen Y - 35 per cent

This generation, also called millennials, count those born in the 1980s to early 1990s. Mostly children of boomers, they are considered strong advocates of work-life balance. Emma Watson and Mark Zuckerberg are famous and successful millennials

Gen Z - 24 per cent

The latest generation, born in the late 90s and early 2000s – they were born in times of financial and political turmoil. Malala Yousafzai and Brooklyn Beckham are examples of famous people from Gen Z.

Here are the countries where millennials work the most;