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

Turkey: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 47.46 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
47.46
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
8th
of 80 countries
All-time high
53.95
in 2006
All-time low
47.46
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Turkey, 2000–2019

02040602000200920192000: 49.62001: 512002: 51.22003: 51.22004: 522005: 53.82006: 542007: 51.82008: 52.32009: 51.32010: 50.12011: 49.82012: 50.72013: 49.42014: 49.12015: 48.72016: 48.32017: 48.82018: 47.92019: 47.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Turkey is 47.46, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Turkey peaked at 53.95 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47.46, in 2019.

That places Turkey 8th out of 80 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.82 49.63 53.95 10
2010s 49.03 47.46 50.66 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 5 Namibia 48.46 compare
  2. 6 Jordan 47.9 compare
  3. 7 Colombia 47.59 compare
  4. 9 Egypt 47.32 compare
  5. 10 Costa Rica 46.94 compare
  6. 11 Bolivia 46.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Turkey?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Turkey was 47.46 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 53.95 in 2006.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 47.46 in 2019.
How does Turkey rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
Turkey ranks 8th out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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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About this data

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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