Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Greece

Greece: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 44.61 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
44.61
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 76 countries
All-time high
44.61
in 2016
All-time low
39.65
in 2012
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, 2004–2016

0102030402004201020162004: 42.52005: 432006: 44.42007: 432008: 43.22009: 40.92010: 40.52011: 40.52012: 39.72013: 42.62014: 44.52015: 44.32016: 44.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Greece recorded 44.61 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Greece peaked at 44.61 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.65, in 2012.

Greece ranks 8th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 42.49 —
2005 42.97 +1.1%
2006 44.43 +3.4%
2007 43.04 -3.1%
2008 43.18 +0.3%
2009 40.95 -5.2%
2010 40.47 -1.2%
2011 40.47 +0.0%
2012 39.65 -2.0%
2013 42.65 +7.6%
2014 44.5 +4.3%
2015 44.34 -0.3%
2016 44.61 +0.6%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 44.61 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.6, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 44.61 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.29, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.84 40.95 44.43 6
2010s 42.38 39.65 44.61 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 5 Jordan 45.99 compare
  2. 6 Egypt 45.19 compare
  3. 7 Pakistan 45.04 compare
  4. 9 Cambodia 44.37 compare
  5. 10 Chile 43.7 compare
  6. 11 Iceland 43.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Greece?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Greece was 44.61 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 44.61 in 2016.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 39.65 in 2012.
How does Greece rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Greece ranks 8th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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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