Northern America · Americas
Residents of United States sleep an average of 8h 59m per day, ranking #3 among 62 countries tracked in the Global Sleep Atlas. This is 65 minutes more than the global average of 7h 54m. In United States, women sleep approximately 14 minutes less than men per day.
Gender gap: -14 minutes (females sleep more)
OECD diary surveys report 97 minutes more sleep than app-based tracking for United States. This reflects methodological differences: diary surveys measure “time allocated to sleep,” while apps measure detected sleep states.
Different measurement methods produce different results. OECD time-use diaries capture “time in bed,” while app and wearable sources measure detected sleep states.