Annual working hours per worker in Chile
Chile: Annual working hours per worker was 1,950 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,950 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
70th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,600 hours per worker
in 1951
All-time low
1,825 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Chile, 1951–2023
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
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Chile stood at 1,950 hours per worker.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Chile peaked at 2,600 hours per worker in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1,825 hours per worker, in 2020.
Chile ranks 70th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Chile, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 2,600 hours per worker | — |
| 1952 | 2,586 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 2,573 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 2,559 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 2,545 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 2,531 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 2,518 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 2,504 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 2,491 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 2,477 hours per worker | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 2,458 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 2,438 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 2,394 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 2,389 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 2,404 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 2,424 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2,242 hours per worker | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 2,325 hours per worker | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 2,355 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 2,222 hours per worker | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 2,321 hours per worker | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 2,335 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 2,311 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 2,291 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,335 hours per worker | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2,350 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 2,321 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2,345 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 2,370 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 2,384 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,428 hours per worker | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2,374 hours per worker | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 2,330 hours per worker | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 2,365 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2,365 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2,399 hours per worker | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2,405 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2,411 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2,416 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 2,422 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2,419 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,415 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,389 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 2,364 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,338 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,313 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,256 hours per worker | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 2,299 hours per worker | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,277 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2,263 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,242 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,250 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,235 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2,232 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,157 hours per worker | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,165 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,128 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,095 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2,074 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 2,070 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,050 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,027 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 2,021 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,994 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,994 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,978 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,963 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,956 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,930 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,825 hours per worker | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1,916 hours per worker | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,963 hours per worker | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1,950 hours per worker | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1,950 hours per worker is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1,950 hours per worker is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,965 hours per worker, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,545 hours per worker | 2,491 hours per worker | 2,600 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1960s | 2,391 hours per worker | 2,242 hours per worker | 2,477 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,320 hours per worker | 2,222 hours per worker | 2,370 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,388 hours per worker | 2,330 hours per worker | 2,428 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,349 hours per worker | 2,256 hours per worker | 2,422 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,184 hours per worker | 2,074 hours per worker | 2,263 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,998 hours per worker | 1,930 hours per worker | 2,070 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,913 hours per worker | 1,825 hours per worker | 1,963 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Chile?
- Annual working hours per worker in Chile was 1,950 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 2,600 hours per worker in 1951.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,825 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Chile ranks 70th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.