Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Chile

Chile: Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older was 38.14 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
38.14
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 42 countries
All-time high
43.95
in 2002
All-time low
38.14
in 2016
Years of data
21
1996–2016

Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Chile, 1996–2016

0102030401996200620161996: 43.91997: 43.51998: 43.81999: 43.72000: 43.82001: 43.82002: 442003: 43.52004: 432005: 41.72006: 41.62007: 41.32008: 41.12009: 40.42010: 38.82011: 38.82012: 392013: 38.92014: 38.62015: 38.42016: 38.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Chile recorded 38.14 for average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Chile peaked at 43.95 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 38.14, in 2016.

That places Chile 15th out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.72 43.47 43.93 4
2000s 42.42 40.4 43.95 10
2010s 38.65 38.14 38.95 7

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 12 Mexico 38.37 compare
  2. 13 Costa Rica 38.34 compare
  3. 14 Slovenia 38.14 compare
  4. 16 Portugal 38.1 compare
  5. 17 Latvia 37.98 compare
  6. 18 Lithuania 37.85 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Chile?
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Chile was 38.14 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 43.95 in 2002.
What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 38.14 in 2016.
How does Chile rank for average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older?
Chile ranks 15th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
Is average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
42 places, 922 data points, 1983–2016
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