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

Moldova: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 39.33 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.33
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
47th
of 76 countries
All-time high
39.33
in 2021
All-time low
28.3
in 2012
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova, 1998–2021

0102030401998200920211998: 36.61999: 34.12000: 31.42001: 31.62002: 30.52003: 29.72004: 30.52005: 29.42006: 32.52007: 32.82008: 32.62009: 312010: 30.32011: 37.52012: 28.32019: 39.12021: 39.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova is 39.33, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova peaked at 39.33 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28.3, in 2012.

Moldova ranks 47th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 36.57 —
1999 34.14 -6.7%
2000 31.41 -8.0%
2001 31.56 +0.5%
2002 30.48 -3.4%
2003 29.69 -2.6%
2004 30.48 +2.7%
2005 29.39 -3.6%
2006 32.5 +10.6%
2007 32.78 +0.9%
2008 32.57 -0.7%
2009 31 -4.8%
2010 30.25 -2.4%
2011 37.51 +24.0%
2012 28.3 -24.5%
2019 39.1 +38.1%
2021 39.33 +0.6%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 39.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.59, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 39.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.29, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2019 +38.1% 28.3 39.1

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.35 34.14 36.57 2
2000s 31.19 29.39 32.78 10
2010s 33.79 28.3 39.1 4
2020s 39.33 39.33 39.33 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 44 Philippines 39.38 compare
  2. 45 Venezuela 39.36 compare
  3. 46 Nicaragua 39.36 compare
  4. 48 Finland 39.29 compare
  5. 49 United States 39.29 compare
  6. 50 Estonia 39.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova was 39.33 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 39.33 in 2021.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3 in 2012.
How does Moldova rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
Moldova ranks 47th out of 76 countries with data for 2021.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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