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Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, female (% of 24 hour day)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•27 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
18.0% of a 24 hour day
Median: 17.6% of a 24 hour day
Countries Covered
27
with available data
Highest
Azerbaijan
25.4% of a 24 hour day
Lowest
Hong Kong
10.8% of a 24 hour day
Top 5 Countries
1Azerbaijan25.4% of a 24 hour day
2Bolivia23.1% of a 24 hour day
3Egypt22.4% of a 24 hour day
4Albania21.7% of a 24 hour day
5Algeria21.7% of a 24 hour day
By Region
Africa22.0% of a 24 hour day(2 countries)
Other19.3% of a 24 hour day(12 countries)
Oceania17.9% of a 24 hour day(1 countries)
Europe16.6% of a 24 hour day(5 countries)
North America16.5% of a 24 hour day(1 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (10.8% of a 24 hour day)High (25.4% of a 24 hour day)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.0% of a 24 hour day)

Africa (2)
Other (12)
Oceania (1)
Europe (5)
North America (1)
South America (4)
Asia (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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Azerbaijan25.4% of a 24 hour day
2Bolivia23.1% of a 24 hour day
3Egypt22.4% of a 24 hour day
4Albania21.7% of a 24 hour day
5Algeria21.7% of a 24 hour day
6Armenia21.7% of a 24 hour day
7Costa Rica21.6% of a 24 hour day
8Cuba21.0% of a 24 hour day
9El Salvador20.2% of a 24 hour day
10Belarus19.2% of a 24 hour day
11Bulgaria18.2% of a 24 hour day
12Ecuador18.2% of a 24 hour day
13Australia17.9% of a 24 hour day
14Colombia17.6% of a 24 hour day
15Argentina17.5% of a 24 hour day
16Estonia17.2% of a 24 hour day
17Canada16.5% of a 24 hour day
18Belgium16.4% of a 24 hour day
19Cameroon15.8% of a 24 hour day
20Austria15.8% of a 24 hour day
21Denmark15.6% of a 24 hour day
22People's Republic of China15.3% of a 24 hour day
23Bhutan15.0% of a 24 hour day
24Dominican Republic14.5% of a 24 hour day
25Cambodia12.5% of a 24 hour day
26Brazil11.8% of a 24 hour day
27Hong Kong10.8% of a 24 hour day
Showing 27 of 27 countries

Topics

#social#% of a 24 hour day#proportion#time#spent#unpaid#domestic#and#care#work#female#hour#day

Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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