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

India: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 52.19 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
52.19
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
3rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
52.57
in 2018
All-time low
48.6
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in India, 1983–2019

02040601983200120191983: 49.11987: 48.61993: 50.41999: 48.92004: 502005: 51.32007: 512009: 522011: 52.52017: 52.52018: 52.62019: 52.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in India stood at 52.19.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in India peaked at 52.57 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.6, in 1987.

That places India 3rd out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 48.84 48.6 49.08 2
1990s 49.62 48.87 50.36 2
2000s 51.08 50 52.01 4
2010s 52.46 52.19 52.57 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 Mongolia 53.1 compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 52.78 compare
  3. 4 Pakistan 50.84 compare
  4. 5 Namibia 48.46 compare
  5. 6 Jordan 47.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in India?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in India was 52.19 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 52.57 in 2018.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 48.6 in 1987.
How does India rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
India ranks 3rd out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
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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