Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Peru

Peru: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban was 41.67 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
41.67
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
35th
of 76 countries
All-time high
45.43
in 1997
All-time low
41.67
in 2016
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Peru, 1997–2016

010203040501997200620161997: 45.41998: 43.11999: 42.42000: 44.72001: 442002: 44.62005: 43.62006: 43.72007: 43.42009: 42.52010: 41.72011: 41.92012: 422013: 42.12014: 41.72015: 42.42016: 41.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Peru recorded 41.67 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Peru peaked at 45.43 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 41.67, in 2016.

Peru ranks 35th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.65 42.43 45.43 3
2000s 43.8 42.5 44.74 7
2010s 41.92 41.67 42.4 7

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 32 Ghana 42.18 compare
  2. 33 Palestine 42.11 compare
  3. 34 Czechia 41.78 compare
  4. 36 Dominican Republic 41.67 compare
  5. 37 Iceland 41.65 compare
  6. 38 Venezuela 41.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Peru?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in Peru was 41.67 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 45.43 in 1997.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 41.67 in 2016.
How does Peru rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban?
Peru ranks 35th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,029 data points, 1980–2021
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