Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 40.31 in 2013. ▼ Falling

Latest (2013)
40.31
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
36th
of 76 countries
All-time high
44.16
in 1996
All-time low
39.52
in 2011
Years of data
16
1996–2013

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, 1996–2013

0102030401996200420131996: 44.21997: 43.52000: 41.22001: 41.62002: 402003: 41.52004: 42.12005: 412006: 40.52007: 40.62008: 40.32009: 41.22010: 40.12011: 39.52012: 40.52013: 40.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 40.31 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2013.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic peaked at 44.16 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 39.52, in 2011.

Dominican Republic ranks 36th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic, 1996 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1996 44.16 —
1997 43.5 -1.5%
2000 41.23 -5.2%
2001 41.58 +0.8%
2002 39.97 -3.9%
2003 41.47 +3.8%
2004 42.1 +1.5%
2005 41.01 -2.6%
2006 40.5 -1.2%
2007 40.59 +0.2%
2008 40.31 -0.7%
2009 41.17 +2.1%
2010 40.14 -2.5%
2011 39.52 -1.5%
2012 40.53 +2.5%
2013 40.31 -0.6%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 40.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.59, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 40.31 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.31, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.83 43.5 44.16 2
2000s 40.99 39.97 42.1 10
2010s 40.12 39.52 40.53 4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 33 Bolivia 40.85 compare
  2. 34 Portugal 40.81 compare
  3. 35 Croatia 40.52
  4. 37 Luxembourg 40.22 compare
  5. 38 Romania 39.96 compare
  6. 39 Latvia 39.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Dominican Republic was 40.31 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 44.16 in 1996.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 39.52 in 2011.
How does Dominican Republic rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Dominican Republic ranks 36th out of 76 countries with data for 2013.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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