Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
41.49
Türkiye, Republic of
Lowest
24.83
Netherlands
Median
35.83
Years covered
34
1983–2016
Data points
922
What the numbers show
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 41.49 in Türkiye, Republic of; the lowest is 24.83 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.83, and the mean is 35.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 3.7%), and the largest decrease in Chile (down 8.4%).
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye, Republic of | 41.49 | 2016 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 2 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 41.03 | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 3 | South Africa | 40.91 | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 40.51 | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 39.76 | 2016 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 39.31 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 39.25 | 2016 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 8 | Hungary | 39 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 38.75 | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia, Republic of | 38.56 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 38.41 | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 12 | Mexico | 38.37 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 38.34 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia, Republic of | 38.14 | 2016 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 15 | Chile | 38.14 | 2016 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 16 | Portugal | 38.1 | 2016 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 37.98 | 2016 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 18 | Lithuania | 37.85 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 37.35 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia, Republic of | 37.11 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Israel | 36.64 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 22 | Malta | 35.02 | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 34.93 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | Brazil | 34.89 | 2015 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 25 | Spain | 34.74 | 2016 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 34.61 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 27 | Sweden | 34.51 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | France | 34.4 | 2016 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 34.12 | 2016 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 30 | OECD | 33.92 | 2016 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 33.17 | 2016 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 32 | New Zealand | 33.09 | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Italy | 32.77 | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 34 | Austria | 31.9 | 2016 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 31.88 | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 31.76 | 2016 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 37 | Ireland | 31.68 | 2016 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 38 | Australia | 31.08 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Denmark | 30.62 | 2016 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 40 | Germany | 30.55 | 2016 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 41 | Switzerland | 29.18 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Netherlands | 24.83 | 2016 | up 2.1% | falling |