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

Pakistan: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 33.96 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
33.96
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
70th
of 80 countries
All-time high
36.88
in 1992
All-time low
31.72
in 2018
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan, 1992–2020

0102030401992200620201992: 36.91999: 35.82001: 36.62003: 35.82005: 34.92007: 34.32008: 33.72009: 34.82010: 34.32012: 32.92013: 35.22014: 34.82017: 34.22018: 31.72020: 34

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 33.96 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan peaked at 36.88 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 31.72, in 2018.

That places Pakistan 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.34 35.8 36.88 2
2000s 35.01 33.69 36.59 6
2010s 33.85 31.72 35.21 6
2020s 33.96 33.96 33.96 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 67 Austria 34.63 compare
  2. 68 Denmark 34.58 compare
  3. 69 Ecuador 34.29 compare
  4. 71 Rwanda 33.41 compare
  5. 72 United Kingdom 33.37 compare
  6. 73 Uruguay 33.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Pakistan was 33.96 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 36.88 in 1992.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 31.72 in 2018.
How does Pakistan rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Pakistan ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pakistan 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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