Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile
Chile: Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person was 39.68 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile is 39.68, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile peaked at 43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39.68, in 2025.
That places Chile 48th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43 | — |
| 2011 | 42.73 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 42.68 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.52 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 42.21 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 42.02 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.59 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.55 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.53 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.37 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.27 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 40.83 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.92 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.77 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 40.24 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 39.68 | -1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 39.68 is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.94, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Chile's 39.68 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.99, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.12 | 41.37 | 43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.62 | 39.68 | 41.27 | 6 |
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 average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile?
- Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Chile was 39.68 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours usually worked per employed person recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2010.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours usually worked per employed person recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.68 in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for average weekly hours usually worked per employed person?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average weekly hours usually worked per employed person rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).
About this data
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. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The concept of hours usually worked relates to the typical value of hours actually worked in a job per a short reference period such as one week, over a long observation period of a month, quarter, season or year that comprises the short reference measurement period used. The typical value may be the modal value of the distribution of hours actually worked per short period over the long observation period, where meaningful. The short reference period for measuring hours usually worked should be the same as the reference period used to measure employment. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.