Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Brazil
Brazil: Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment was 33.87 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Brazil, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 33.87 for average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Brazil peaked at 33.87 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.94, in 2020.
That places Brazil 44th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.44 | — |
| 2013 | 33.42 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 33.35 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.21 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 33.73 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 33.08 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 32.85 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 33.03 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.94 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 33.69 | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 33.82 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.72 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.67 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 33.87 | +0.6% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 33.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.62, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 33.87 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.25, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.26 | 32.85 | 33.73 | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.12 | 29.94 | 33.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 41 Serbia 35.22 compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 35.07 compare
- 43 United States 34.61 compare
- 45 Cyprus 33.41 compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 32.65 compare
- 47 Bolivia 32.58 compare
More work & labour data for Brazil
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7065 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.7581 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1001 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 215,063 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 17,625 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 82,304 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 81,060 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 163,364 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Brazil?
- Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment in Brazil was 33.87 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 33.87 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.94 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment?
- Brazil ranks 44th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The earnings of employees relate to the gross remuneration in cash and in kind paid to employees, as a rule at regular intervals, for time worked or work done together with remuneration for time not worked, such as annual vacation, other type of paid leave or holidays. Earnings exclude employers' contributions in respect of their employees paid to social security and pension schemes and also the benefits received by employees under these schemes. Earnings also exclude severance and termination pay. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.