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
49th
of 80 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 49th out of 80 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.

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. 46 Ghana 37.25 compare
  2. 47 Cyprus 37.02 compare
  3. 48 Honduras 36.79 compare
  4. 50 Sweden 36.74 compare
  5. 51 Indonesia 36.72 compare
  6. 52 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 49th out of 80 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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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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