Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brazil

Brazil: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.443 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.443 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
144th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.443 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3598 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brazil, 2005–2023

00.10.20.30.42005201420232005: 0.385 units per square kilometre2006: 0.393 units per square kilometre2007: 0.398 units per square kilometre2008: 0.409 units per square kilometre2009: 0.409 units per square kilometre2010: 0.411 units per square kilometre2011: 0.411 units per square kilometre2012: 0.414 units per square kilometre2013: 0.421 units per square kilometre2014: 0.425 units per square kilometre2015: 0.419 units per square kilometre2016: 0.409 units per square kilometre2017: 0.405 units per square kilometre2018: 0.409 units per square kilometre2019: 0.419 units per square kilometre2020: 0.36 units per square kilometre2021: 0.408 units per square kilometre2022: 0.439 units per square kilometre2023: 0.443 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil is 0.443 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil peaked at 0.443 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3598 units per square kilometre, in 2020.

That places Brazil 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Brazil, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.3855 units per square kilometre
2006 0.3925 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2007 0.3984 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2008 0.4089 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2009 0.4094 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.4107 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2011 0.4106 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2012 0.414 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2013 0.4211 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2014 0.4247 units per square kilometre +0.9%
2015 0.4192 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2016 0.4095 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2017 0.4049 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2018 0.4088 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 0.4186 units per square kilometre +2.4%
2020 0.3598 units per square kilometre -14.0%
2021 0.4082 units per square kilometre +13.4%
2022 0.439 units per square kilometre +7.6%
2023 0.443 units per square kilometre +0.9%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.443 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.443 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3989 units per square kilometre 0.3855 units per square kilometre 0.4094 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.4142 units per square kilometre 0.4049 units per square kilometre 0.4247 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.4125 units per square kilometre 0.3598 units per square kilometre 0.443 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 141 Latvia 0.5059 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 142 Chile 0.4582 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 143 Angola 0.4504 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 145 Venezuela 0.4406 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 146 Afghanistan 0.4146 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 147 Zambia 0.4002 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Brazil was 0.443 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.443 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3598 units per square kilometre in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Brazil ranks 144th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.