Annual working hours per person employed in Chile
Chile: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,974 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Chile, 1986–2016
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More work & labour data for Chile
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
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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About this data
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.