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

Chile: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 40.04 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
40.04
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
17th
of 82 countries
All-time high
47.55
in 1992
All-time low
38.95
in 2003
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Chile, 1990–2017

010203040501990200320171990: 47.31992: 47.51994: 45.91996: 45.31998: 43.52000: 44.82003: 38.92006: 41.32009: 40.42011: 39.52013: 40.12015: 402017: 40

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Chile stood at 40.04.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Chile peaked at 47.55 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38.95, in 2003.

Chile ranks 17th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Chile, 1990 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1990 47.35 —
1992 47.55 +0.4%
1994 45.94 -3.4%
1996 45.28 -1.5%
1998 43.54 -3.8%
2000 44.84 +3.0%
2003 38.95 -13.1%
2006 41.32 +6.1%
2009 40.38 -2.3%
2011 39.48 -2.2%
2013 40.07 +1.5%
2015 39.98 -0.2%
2017 40.04 +0.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 40.04 is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.61, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 40.04 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.03, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.93 43.54 47.55 5
2000s 41.37 38.95 44.84 4
2010s 39.89 39.48 40.07 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 14 Bulgaria 40.41 compare
  2. 15 Bolivia 40.09 compare
  3. 16 South Africa 40.06 compare
  4. 18 Slovakia 40.03 compare
  5. 19 Tunisia 40 compare
  6. 20 Romania 39.83 compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Chile?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Chile was 40.04 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 47.55 in 1992.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 38.95 in 2003.
How does Chile rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Chile ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile 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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Indicator
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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