Time use · 2025
Sleeping
Americans spend an average of 8 hr 58 min per day on sleeping (2025). 100% do it on a given day; among those who do, it averages 8 hr 59 min.
8 hr 58 min
Avg per day (everyone)
100%
Did it on a given day
8 hr 59 min
Per day (among doers)
Sleeping by sex
Male8 hr 53 min
Female9 hr 3 min
Sleeping by age
15–249 hr 52 min
25–349 hr 3 min
35–448 hr 38 min
45–548 hr 38 min
55–648 hr 42 min
65+8 hr 56 min
Sleeping by education
Less than high school9 hr 43 min
High school9 hr 7 min
Some college8 hr 53 min
Bachelor's degree8 hr 41 min
Graduate degree8 hr 38 min
Sleeping by employment
Employed8 hr 43 min
Unemployed9 hr 30 min
Not in labor force9 hr 20 min
Sleeping — FAQ
How much time do Americans spend on sleeping?+
On an average day in 2025, Americans spent 8 hr 58 min on sleeping, per the BLS American Time Use Survey. 100% did it on a given day; among those who did, it averaged 8 hr 59 min.
Do men or women spend more time on sleeping?+
Men: 8 hr 53 min/day; women: 9 hr 3 min/day (average over everyone, 2025).
Where does this come from?+
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey (2025) — a national, weighted survey of how people spend a 24-hour day. PUMSdata is independent and not affiliated with BLS.