Annual working hours per worker in Chile
Chile: Annual working hours per worker was 1,950 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
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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 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.