Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 33.37 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
33.37
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 82 countries
All-time high
33.8
in 2015
All-time low
29
in 1992
Years of data
18
1992–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom, 1992–2016

01020301992200420161992: 291993: 29.21994: 29.31995: 29.51996: 29.41997: 29.41998: 29.52005: 33.32006: 32.72008: 32.62009: 32.12010: 32.12011: 32.12012: 33.32013: 332014: 33.32015: 33.82016: 33.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom stood at 33.37.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom peaked at 33.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29, in 1992.

That places United Kingdom 74th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 29 —
1993 29.16 +0.5%
1994 29.31 +0.5%
1995 29.46 +0.5%
1996 29.45 -0.0%
1997 29.42 -0.1%
1998 29.47 +0.1%
2005 33.33 +13.1%
2006 32.73 -1.8%
2008 32.59 -0.4%
2009 32.13 -1.4%
2010 32.07 -0.2%
2011 32.1 +0.1%
2012 33.28 +3.7%
2013 33.01 -0.8%
2014 33.26 +0.8%
2015 33.8 +1.6%
2016 33.37 -1.3%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 33.37 is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.61, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 33.37 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.66, 89% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29.32 29 29.47 7
2000s 32.69 32.13 33.33 4
2010s 32.98 32.07 33.8 7

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 71 Ecuador 34.29 compare
  2. 72 Pakistan 33.96 compare
  3. 73 Rwanda 33.41 compare
  4. 75 Uruguay 33.26 compare
  5. 76 Germany 32.52 compare
  6. 77 Argentina 32.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom was 33.37 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 33.8 in 2015.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 29 in 1992.
How does United Kingdom rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
United Kingdom ranks 74th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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