Annual working hours per person employed in Chile

Chile: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,974 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
1,974 Hours
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 37 countries
All-time high
2,422 Hours
in 1990
All-time low
1,974 Hours
in 2016
Years of data
31
1986–2016

Annual working hours per person employed in Chile, 1986–2016

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1986200120161986: 2.4k Hours1987: 2.4k Hours1988: 2.4k Hours1989: 2.4k Hours1990: 2.4k Hours1991: 2.4k Hours1992: 2.4k Hours1993: 2.4k Hours1994: 2.4k Hours1995: 2.3k Hours1996: 2.3k Hours1997: 2.3k Hours1998: 2.3k Hours1999: 2.3k Hours2000: 2.3k Hours2001: 2.2k Hours2002: 2.2k Hours2003: 2.2k Hours2004: 2.2k Hours2005: 2.2k Hours2006: 2.2k Hours2007: 2.1k Hours2008: 2.1k Hours2009: 2.1k Hours2010: 2.1k Hours2011: 2.0k Hours2012: 2.0k Hours2013: 2.0k Hours2014: 2.0k Hours2015: 2.0k Hours2016: 2.0k Hours

Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.

Analysis

Chile recorded 1,974 Hours for annual working hours per person employed in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Chile peaked at 2,422 Hours in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,974 Hours, in 2016.

That places Chile 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Annual working hours per person employed in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Annual working hours per person employed in Chile, 1986 to 2016.
Year Hours Change
1986 2,399 Hours
1987 2,405 Hours +0.2%
1988 2,411 Hours +0.2%
1989 2,416 Hours +0.2%
1990 2,422 Hours +0.3%
1991 2,419 Hours -0.1%
1992 2,415 Hours -0.1%
1993 2,389 Hours -1.1%
1994 2,364 Hours -1.1%
1995 2,338 Hours -1.1%
1996 2,313 Hours -1.1%
1997 2,256 Hours -2.5%
1998 2,299 Hours +1.9%
1999 2,277 Hours -1.0%
2000 2,263 Hours -0.6%
2001 2,242 Hours -0.9%
2002 2,250 Hours +0.4%
2003 2,235 Hours -0.7%
2004 2,232 Hours -0.1%
2005 2,157 Hours -3.4%
2006 2,165 Hours +0.4%
2007 2,128 Hours -1.7%
2008 2,095 Hours -1.6%
2009 2,074 Hours -1.0%
2010 2,070 Hours -0.2%
2011 2,047 Hours -1.1%
2012 2,024 Hours -1.1%
2013 2,015 Hours -0.4%
2014 1,990 Hours -1.2%
2015 1,988 Hours -0.1%
2016 1,974 Hours -0.7%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1,974 Hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,728 Hours, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,408 Hours 2,399 Hours 2,416 Hours 4
1990s 2,349 Hours 2,256 Hours 2,422 Hours 10
2000s 2,184 Hours 2,074 Hours 2,263 Hours 10
2010s 2,015 Hours 1,974 Hours 2,070 Hours 7

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 2 Mexico 2,143 Hours compare
  2. 3 Poland 2,050 Hours compare
  3. 4 Greece 2,030 Hours compare
  4. 5 Russia 1,974 Hours compare
  5. 7 Israel 1,921 Hours compare
  6. 8 Latvia 1,902 Hours compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per person employed in Chile?
Annual working hours per person employed in Chile was 1,974 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2,422 Hours in 1990.
What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 1,974 Hours in 2016.
How does Chile rank for annual working hours per person employed?
Chile ranks 5th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual working hours per person employed
Unit
Hours
Source
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
38 places, 1,460 data points, 1970–2017
Last refreshed

Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.