Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
48.05
Mongolia
Lowest
3.5
Puerto Rico
Median
38.07
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 48.05 in Mongolia; the lowest is 3.5 in Puerto Rico.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.07, and the mean is 37.26.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 39.0%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 26.7%).
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 48.05 | 2011 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 2 | Namibia | 46.24 | 2015 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 3 | Cambodia | 44.76 | 2012 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 42.05 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | India | 42.02 | 2019 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 41.53 | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 7 | Egypt | 41.44 | 2019 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | El Salvador | 41.32 | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 41.28 | 2021 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 10 | Turkey | 40.96 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 11 | Albania | 40.93 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 12 | Jordan | 40.82 | 2016 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 13 | Colombia | 40.65 | 2021 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 40.41 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bolivia | 40.09 | 2017 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 16 | South Africa | 40.06 | 2020 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 17 | Chile | 40.04 | 2017 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 18 | Slovakia | 40.03 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 19 | Tunisia | 40 | 2015 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 20 | Romania | 39.83 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | Paraguay | 39.82 | 2017 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 22 | Czechia | 39.78 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 39.71 | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 39.66 | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 25 | Portugal | 39.6 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 26 | Belize | 39.33 | 1999 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 39.26 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Poland | 39.06 | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Greece | 39.03 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 38.89 | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 31 | Mauritius | 38.75 | 2012 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | South Korea | 38.47 | 2017 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 33 | Tanzania | 38.37 | 2020 | down 26.7% | flat |
| 34 | Latvia | 38.35 | 2016 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 38.32 | 2014 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 36 | Moldova | 38.29 | 2021 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 37 | Jamaica | 38.23 | 2002 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 38.19 | 2014 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 38.19 | 2013 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 40 | Mexico | 38.11 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Guatemala | 38.03 | 2011 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 42 | Estonia | 37.91 | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 43 | Lithuania | 37.81 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 44 | Venezuela | 37.77 | 2006 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 45 | Iceland | 37.66 | 2015 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 46 | Ghana | 37.25 | 2016 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 47 | Cyprus | 37.02 | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 48 | Honduras | 36.79 | 2017 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 49 | Brazil | 36.75 | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 36.74 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 51 | Indonesia | 36.72 | 2019 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 36.61 | 2016 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 53 | Malta | 36.52 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Finland | 36.39 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | United States | 36.1 | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 56 | Spain | 35.82 | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 35.81 | 2016 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 35.69 | 2016 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 59 | Italy | 35.62 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.46 | 2020 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 61 | Uganda | 35.45 | 2016 | up 30.4% | flat |
| 62 | Norway | 35.39 | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 63 | France | 35.38 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 64 | Peru | 35.09 | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 65 | Panama | 34.91 | 2018 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 66 | Palestine | 34.7 | 2008 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 67 | Austria | 34.63 | 2003 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 68 | Denmark | 34.58 | 2016 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 69 | Ecuador | 34.29 | 2017 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 70 | Pakistan | 33.96 | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 71 | Rwanda | 33.41 | 2021 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 33.37 | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 73 | Uruguay | 33.26 | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 74 | Germany | 32.52 | 2011 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 75 | Argentina | 32.28 | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 76 | Belgium | 31.46 | 2003 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 77 | Ireland | 30.5 | 2016 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 78 | Georgia | 30.07 | 2013 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 79 | Netherlands | 27.91 | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 3.5 | 2005 | down 3.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 39.52