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

Latvia: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 38.35 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
38.35
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
34th
of 80 countries
All-time high
41.15
in 2001
All-time low
38.33
in 2012
Years of data
19
1998–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Latvia, 1998–2016

0102030401998200720161998: 41.11999: 412000: 41.12001: 41.22002: 40.72003: 39.92004: 39.42005: 412006: 40.62007: 40.62008: 40.12009: 39.32010: 38.82011: 38.82012: 38.32013: 38.52014: 38.42015: 38.62016: 38.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Latvia is 38.35, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Latvia peaked at 41.15 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 38.33, in 2012.

That places Latvia 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.03 40.99 41.07 2
2000s 40.37 39.34 41.15 10
2010s 38.53 38.33 38.82 7

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 31 Mauritius 38.75 compare
  2. 32 South Korea 38.47 compare
  3. 33 Tanzania 38.37 compare
  4. 35 Nicaragua 38.32 compare
  5. 36 Moldova 38.29 compare
  6. 37 Jamaica 38.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Latvia?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Latvia was 38.35 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 41.15 in 2001.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.33 in 2012.
How does Latvia rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Latvia ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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