Countries

Which Countries Sleep the Most?

Switzerland gets the most sleep of any country in our data, at 7h 29m a night. India gets the least, at 5h 52m.

Average nightly sleep, wake-ups and bedtimes by country over the last 90 days. A country is only included when there are enough sleepers for a reliable average.

Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Most sleep

Switzerland

7h 29m

Least sleep

India

5h 52m

United States

6h 30m

Rank 11 of 15

United Kingdom

6h 39m

Rank 6 of 15

What the data shows

  • The gap between the best- and worst-rested countries is 97 minutes a night, or about 11 hours a week.
  • New Zealand has the least broken sleep, with 2.4 wake-ups a night.

Average sleep per night by country

Last 90 days

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Average sleep per night by country
RankCountrySleepWake-upsBedtimeWake timeUnder 6 hours
1Switzerland7h 29m2.6210:19pm8:14am19%
2Australia6h 55m2.6110:13pm7:44am24%
3New Zealand6h 54m2.4110:23pm7:50am25%
4France6h 47m3.7310:32pm8:55am29%
5Germany6h 46m3.7210:19pm8:27am31%
6United Kingdom6h 39m3.2910:35pm8:19am29%
7Brazil6h 37m3.8710:17pm8:13am29%
8South Africa6h 37m2.9810:00pm7:41am33%
9Canada6h 35m3.1510:32pm8:18am30%
10Ireland6h 30m3.8610:45pm8:42am32%
11United States6h 30m3.4710:23pm8:06am33%
12Spain6h 27m3.9110:17pm8:55am33%
13Mexico6h 03m3.9810:30pm8:24am44%
14Philippines5h 55m4.5510:17pm9:06am44%
15India5h 52m4.0610:44pm10:04am48%

Sleep by month in the US, UK, Canada and Australia

Average sleep per night

  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Canada
  • Australia

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Sleep by month in the US, UK, Canada and Australia
MonthUnited StatesUnited KingdomCanadaAustralia
Feb 20257h 00m7h 12m––
Mar 20256h 55m7h 08m––
Apr 20256h 50m7h 03m––
May 20256h 43m6h 56m––
Jun 20256h 40m6h 50m––
Jul 20256h 40m6h 51m––
Aug 20256h 41m6h 52m––
Sep 20256h 35m6h 49m––
Oct 20256h 33m6h 50m––
Nov 20256h 31m6h 41m––
Dec 20256h 29m6h 44m––
Jan 20266h 31m6h 44m–7h 07m
Feb 20266h 31m6h 48m6h 35m7h 16m
Mar 20266h 31m6h 44m6h 47m7h 17m
Apr 20266h 29m6h 42m6h 36m7h 17m
May 20266h 33m6h 40m6h 34m7h 07m
Jun 20266h 31m6h 34m6h 35m7h 13m
Jul 20266h 32m6h 37m6h 35m7h 08m
Aug 20266h 31m6h 35m6h 34m6h 59m
Sep 20266h 30m6h 40m6h 37m7h 00m
Oct 20266h 29m6h 43m6h 34m6h 47m

How long people sleep

Worldwide · share of nights by sleep length, last 90 days

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

How long people sleep
Sleep fromShare of nights
3h 00m or less11.5%
3h 30m2.7%
4h 00m3.2%
4h 30m3.6%
5h 00m4.3%
5h 30m6.1%
6h 00m9.3%
6h 30m15.7%
7h 00m11.5%
7h 30m8.8%
8h 00m6.8%
8h 30m5.0%
9h 00m3.6%
9h 30m2.5%
10h 00m1.8%
10h 30m1.2%
11h 00m0.8%
11h 30m0.6%
12h 00m or more1.2%

Every country

Frequently asked questions

Which country gets the most sleep?

The league table above is ranked by average sleep per night over the last 90 days and updates daily.

How much sleep do Americans get?

See the United States row above for average sleep, wake-ups and bedtime over the last 90 days.

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