Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 41.32 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
41.32
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 82 countries
All-time high
48.41
in 1982
All-time low
41.2
in 2017
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2020

010203040501981200020201981: 48.21982: 48.41983: 47.51984: 48.11985: 481986: 47.81987: 47.71988: 47.61989: 46.21990: 46.21992: 46.11993: 45.51995: 45.41996: 45.91997: 45.51998: 45.41999: 44.92001: 45.32002: 44.82003: 44.52004: 44.22005: 43.82006: 43.62007: 43.42008: 43.22009: 43.12011: 42.72012: 43.12013: 42.72014: 42.32015: 41.82016: 41.42017: 41.22018: 41.32019: 41.52020: 41.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil is 41.32, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 48.41 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 41.2, in 2017.

That places Brazil 56th out of 82 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1981 48.25 —
1982 48.41 +0.3%
1983 47.46 -2.0%
1984 48.08 +1.3%
1985 48.04 -0.1%
1986 47.76 -0.6%
1987 47.67 -0.2%
1988 47.59 -0.2%
1989 46.25 -2.8%
1990 46.22 -0.1%
1992 46.1 -0.3%
1993 45.49 -1.3%
1995 45.43 -0.1%
1996 45.92 +1.1%
1997 45.52 -0.9%
1998 45.37 -0.3%
1999 44.89 -1.1%
2001 45.28 +0.9%
2002 44.83 -1.0%
2003 44.55 -0.6%
2004 44.17 -0.9%
2005 43.83 -0.8%
2006 43.61 -0.5%
2007 43.41 -0.5%
2008 43.24 -0.4%
2009 43.15 -0.2%
2011 42.69 -1.1%
2012 43.14 +1.1%
2013 42.65 -1.1%
2014 42.27 -0.9%
2015 41.78 -1.2%
2016 41.38 -1.0%
2017 41.2 -0.4%
2018 41.34 +0.4%
2019 41.46 +0.3%
2020 41.32 -0.3%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 41.32 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.85, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 41.32 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.54, 95% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 47.72 46.25 48.41 9
1990s 45.62 44.89 46.22 8
2000s 44.01 43.15 45.28 9
2010s 41.99 41.2 43.14 9
2020s 41.32 41.32 41.32 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 53 Malta 41.66 compare
  2. 54 Ecuador 41.48 compare
  3. 55 France 41.47 compare
  4. 57 Croatia 41.31 compare
  5. 58 Honduras 41.13 compare
  6. 59 Sweden 41.03 compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 41.32 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 48.41 in 1982.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 41.2 in 2017.
How does Brazil rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 56th out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
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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