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

Colombia: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 40.65 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
40.65
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 82 countries
All-time high
44.65
in 1996
All-time low
39.97
in 2019
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, 1996–2021

0102030401996200820211996: 44.71999: 43.52000: 43.12001: 412002: 40.32003: 422004: 41.92005: 42.82008: 42.62009: 41.72010: 41.42011: 40.92012: 40.42013: 40.22014: 40.42015: 40.12016: 402017: 40.12018: 40.12019: 402020: 40.42021: 40.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Colombia stood at 40.65.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Colombia peaked at 44.65 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 39.97, in 2019.

Colombia ranks 13th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 44.65 —
1999 43.51 -2.6%
2000 43.13 -0.9%
2001 40.96 -5.0%
2002 40.27 -1.7%
2003 41.98 +4.3%
2004 41.87 -0.3%
2005 42.84 +2.3%
2008 42.58 -0.6%
2009 41.67 -2.1%
2010 41.41 -0.6%
2011 40.86 -1.3%
2012 40.42 -1.1%
2013 40.15 -0.7%
2014 40.38 +0.6%
2015 40.15 -0.6%
2016 40.05 -0.2%
2017 40.11 +0.1%
2018 40.06 -0.1%
2019 39.97 -0.2%
2020 40.43 +1.1%
2021 40.65 +0.6%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 40.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.89, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 40.65 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 44.08 43.51 44.65 2
2000s 41.91 40.27 43.13 8
2010s 40.36 39.97 41.41 10
2020s 40.54 40.43 40.65 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 10 Turkey 40.96 compare
  2. 11 Albania 40.93 compare
  3. 12 Jordan 40.82 compare
  4. 14 Bulgaria 40.41 compare
  5. 15 Bolivia 40.09 compare
  6. 16 South Africa 40.06 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 Colombia?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Colombia was 40.65 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 44.65 in 1996.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.97 in 2019.
How does Colombia rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Colombia ranks 13th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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