Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD
OECD: Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older was 33.92 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
33.92
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
30th
of 42 countries
All-time high
36.32
in 2000
All-time low
33.73
in 2013
Years of data
34
1983–2016
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD, 1983–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2016, average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD stood at 33.92.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD peaked at 36.32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 33.73, in 2013.
That places OECD 30th 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 34 years of available data.
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 35.49 | — |
| 1984 | 35.56 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 35.56 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 35.53 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 35.47 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 35.48 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 35.45 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 35.37 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 36.12 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 36.03 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 35.98 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 36.02 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 36.01 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.04 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 36.07 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.92 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 35.91 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 36.32 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 34.68 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 34.45 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 34.31 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 34.14 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.22 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 34.24 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.09 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 34.08 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.84 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 33.8 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 33.73 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 33.76 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 33.73 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.82 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 33.91 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.92 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.51 | 35.45 | 35.56 | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.95 | 35.37 | 36.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.44 | 33.84 | 36.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.81 | 33.73 | 33.92 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD?
- Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in OECD was 33.92 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 36.32 in 2000.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.73 in 2013.
- How does OECD rank for average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older?
- OECD ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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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