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

Paraguay: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total was 42.74 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
42.74
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
47.15
in 2006
All-time low
42.65
in 2016
Years of data
19
1997–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay, 1997–2017

010203040501997200720171997: 46.11999: 45.52001: 44.62002: 46.12003: 45.72004: 45.32005: 46.32006: 47.12007: 46.32008: 46.92009: 46.42010: 46.12011: 47.12012: 43.82013: 44.42014: 43.72015: 452016: 42.62017: 42.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay stood at 42.74.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay peaked at 47.15 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.65, in 2016.

Paraguay ranks 22nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.81 45.51 46.12 2
2000s 46.1 44.64 47.15 9
2010s 44.43 42.65 47.11 8

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 19 Mexico 42.88 compare
  2. 20 Costa Rica 42.86 compare
  3. 21 Chile 42.82 compare
  4. 23 Albania 42.7 compare
  5. 24 Nicaragua 42.54 compare
  6. 25 South Africa 42.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total in Paraguay was 42.74 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 47.15 in 2006.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 42.65 in 2016.
How does Paraguay rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total?
Paraguay ranks 22nd out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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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