Annual working hours per worker in Brazil
Brazil: Annual working hours per worker was 1,994 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Brazil, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Brazil is 1,994 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Brazil peaked at 2,483 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,836 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Brazil 61st out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,411 hours per worker | 2,364 hours per worker | 2,459 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,476 hours per worker | 2,470 hours per worker | 2,482 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,398 hours per worker | 2,316 hours per worker | 2,483 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,252 hours per worker | 2,178 hours per worker | 2,298 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,163 hours per worker | 2,130 hours per worker | 2,185 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,094 hours per worker | 2,054 hours per worker | 2,141 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,011 hours per worker | 1,967 hours per worker | 2,051 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,955 hours per worker | 1,836 hours per worker | 2,000 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Brazil?
- Annual working hours per worker in Brazil was 1,994 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 2,483 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,836 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Brazil ranks 61st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.