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

Paraguay: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 44.73 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
44.73
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
26th
of 82 countries
All-time high
50.06
in 2011
All-time low
44.73
in 2017
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, 1997–2017

02040601997200720171997: 481999: 47.52001: 47.42002: 48.42003: 492004: 48.52005: 49.22006: 49.62007: 46.62008: 49.92009: 49.32010: 48.92011: 50.12012: 47.12013: 46.82014: 46.52015: 482016: 44.82017: 44.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay stood at 44.73. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay peaked at 50.06 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.73, in 2017.

That places Paraguay 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay, 1997 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1997 48.05 —
1999 47.51 -1.1%
2001 47.39 -0.3%
2002 48.42 +2.2%
2003 48.98 +1.2%
2004 48.53 -0.9%
2005 49.21 +1.4%
2006 49.64 +0.9%
2007 46.57 -6.2%
2008 49.88 +7.1%
2009 49.33 -1.1%
2010 48.91 -0.8%
2011 50.06 +2.3%
2012 47.09 -5.9%
2013 46.81 -0.6%
2014 46.53 -0.6%
2015 48.04 +3.3%
2016 44.84 -6.7%
2017 44.73 -0.2%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 44.73 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.85, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 44.73 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.54, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.78 47.51 48.05 2
2000s 48.66 46.57 49.88 9
2010s 47.13 44.73 50.06 8

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 24 Tunisia 44.87 compare
  2. 25 Greece 44.87 compare
  3. 27 Belize 44.71
  4. 28 El Salvador 44.28 compare
  5. 29 South Africa 44.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Paraguay was 44.73 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 50.06 in 2011.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 44.73 in 2017.
How does Paraguay rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
Paraguay ranks 26th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay 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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