Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil

Brazil: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 36.75 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
36.75
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
51st
of 82 countries
All-time high
40.67
in 1981
All-time low
35.27
in 1993
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981–2020

0102030401981200020201981: 40.71982: 401983: 401984: 40.11985: 40.11986: 40.11987: 39.61988: 39.11989: 38.71990: 38.51992: 35.81993: 35.31995: 35.51996: 36.71997: 35.91998: 36.31999: 35.82001: 36.52002: 35.92003: 35.82004: 35.82005: 35.42006: 35.52007: 35.62008: 35.92009: 35.92011: 36.52012: 372013: 36.92014: 36.92015: 36.72016: 36.82017: 36.52018: 36.52019: 36.62020: 36.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil is 36.75, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil peaked at 40.67 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 35.27, in 1993.

That places Brazil 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 40.67 —
1982 40.02 -1.6%
1983 40.04 +0.1%
1984 40.12 +0.2%
1985 40.14 +0.0%
1986 40.07 -0.2%
1987 39.62 -1.1%
1988 39.14 -1.2%
1989 38.68 -1.2%
1990 38.5 -0.5%
1992 35.83 -6.9%
1993 35.27 -1.6%
1995 35.52 +0.7%
1996 36.66 +3.2%
1997 35.94 -2.0%
1998 36.28 +0.9%
1999 35.76 -1.4%
2001 36.53 +2.1%
2002 35.95 -1.6%
2003 35.84 -0.3%
2004 35.8 -0.1%
2005 35.35 -1.2%
2006 35.47 +0.3%
2007 35.64 +0.5%
2008 35.88 +0.7%
2009 35.91 +0.1%
2011 36.46 +1.5%
2012 37.04 +1.6%
2013 36.94 -0.3%
2014 36.95 +0.0%
2015 36.67 -0.8%
2016 36.8 +0.4%
2017 36.53 -0.7%
2018 36.52 -0.0%
2019 36.61 +0.3%
2020 36.75 +0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 36.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.89, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 36.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.03, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.83 38.68 40.67 9
1990s 36.22 35.27 38.5 8
2000s 35.82 35.35 36.53 9
2010s 36.72 36.46 37.04 9
2020s 36.75 36.75 36.75 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 48 Ghana 37.25 compare
  2. 49 Cyprus 37.02 compare
  3. 50 Honduras 36.79 compare
  4. 52 Sweden 36.74 compare
  5. 53 Indonesia 36.72 compare
  6. 54 Costa Rica 36.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Brazil was 36.75 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 40.67 in 1981.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 35.27 in 1993.
How does Brazil rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Brazil ranks 51st out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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