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

Ireland: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 30.5 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
30.5
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
77th
of 80 countries
All-time high
36.62
in 1986
All-time low
29.16
in 2009
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, 1983–2016

0102030401983199920161983: 36.41984: 36.11985: 36.61986: 36.61987: 35.31989: 36.12004: 30.52005: 30.62006: 29.92007: 29.72008: 302009: 29.22013: 29.82014: 30.42015: 30.22016: 30.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Ireland is 30.5, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Ireland peaked at 36.62 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 29.16, in 2009.

That places Ireland 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.19 35.29 36.62 6
2000s 29.98 29.16 30.65 6
2010s 30.21 29.77 30.5 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 74 Germany 32.52 compare
  2. 75 Argentina 32.28 compare
  3. 76 Belgium 31.46 compare
  4. 78 Georgia 30.07 compare
  5. 79 Netherlands 27.91 compare
  6. 80 Puerto Rico 3.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Ireland?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Ireland was 30.5 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 36.62 in 1986.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 29.16 in 2009.
How does Ireland rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Ireland ranks 77th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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