Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Chile

Chile: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total was 42.82 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
42.82
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
21st
of 82 countries
All-time high
49.86
in 1990
All-time low
41.99
in 2003
Years of data
13
1990–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Chile, 1990–2017

010203040501990200320171990: 49.91992: 49.71994: 48.41996: 47.91998: 46.22000: 48.32003: 422006: 44.72009: 43.22011: 42.62013: 43.32015: 432017: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Chile stood at 42.82.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Chile peaked at 49.86 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.99, in 2003.

That places Chile 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.41 46.25 49.86 5
2000s 44.53 41.99 48.27 4
2010s 42.94 42.6 43.28 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 18 Belize 43.01 compare
  2. 19 Mexico 42.88 compare
  3. 20 Costa Rica 42.86 compare
  4. 22 Paraguay 42.74 compare
  5. 23 Albania 42.7 compare
  6. 24 Nicaragua 42.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Chile?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Chile was 42.82 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 49.86 in 1990.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 41.99 in 2003.
How does Chile rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total?
Chile ranks 21st out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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