demographic2016

Average weekly hours worked (women, 15+) (OECD Labor Force Statistics (2017))

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data41 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
35.7Hours
Median: 36.6Hours
Countries Covered
41
with available data
Highest
Türkiye
41.5Hours
Lowest
Netherlands
24.8Hours
Top 5 Countries
1Türkiye41.5Hours
2The Republic of North Macedonia41.0Hours
3South Africa40.9Hours
4Bulgaria40.5Hours
5Colombia39.8Hours
By Region
Africa40.9Hours(1 countries)
Other39.0Hours(4 countries)
North America38.4Hours(1 countries)
South America37.6Hours(3 countries)
Asia36.6Hours(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (24.8Hours)High (41.5Hours)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 35.7Hours)

Africa (1)
Other (4)
North America (1)
South America (3)
Asia (1)
Europe (29)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2016; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Türkiye41.5Hours
2The Republic of North Macedonia41.0Hours
3South Africa40.9Hours
4Bulgaria40.5Hours
5Colombia39.8Hours
6Romania39.3Hours
7Greece39.3Hours
8Hungary39.0Hours
9Poland38.8Hours
10Croatia38.6Hours
11Czech Republic38.4Hours
12Mexico38.4Hours
13Costa Rica38.3Hours
14Slovenia38.1Hours
15Chile38.1Hours
16Portugal38.1Hours
17Latvia38.0Hours
18Lithuania37.8Hours
19Cyprus37.3Hours
20Estonia37.1Hours
21Israel36.6Hours
22Malta35.0Hours
23Iceland34.9Hours
24Brazil34.9Hours
25Spain34.7Hours
26Finland34.6Hours
27Sweden34.5Hours
28France34.4Hours
29Luxembourg34.1Hours
30Belgium33.2Hours
31New Zealand33.1Hours
32Italy32.8Hours
33Austria31.9Hours
34United Kingdom31.9Hours
35Norway31.8Hours
36Ireland31.7Hours
37Australia31.1Hours
38Denmark30.6Hours
39Germany30.6Hours
40Switzerland29.2Hours
41Netherlands24.8Hours
Showing 41 of 41 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2016).

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