ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Australia

Australia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 31.57 No in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
31.57 No
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
62nd
of 88 countries
All-time high
31.57 No
in 2020
All-time low
28.4 No
in 1989
Years of data
32
1989–2020

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Australia, 1989–2020

01020301989200420201989: 28.4 No1990: 28.9 No1991: 30.1 No1992: 29.3 No1993: 29.7 No1994: 30.3 No1995: 29.8 No1996: 28.6 No1997: 31.1 No1998: 30.1 No1999: 29.5 No2000: 30.1 No2001: 29.6 No2002: 29.6 No2003: 29.2 No2004: 29.5 No2005: 28.7 No2006: 29.7 No2007: 29.2 No2008: 30.3 No2009: 29.3 No2010: 28.7 No2011: 29.9 No2012: 28.5 No2013: 29 No2014: 29.2 No2015: 29.5 No2016: 30 No2017: 29.2 No2018: 29.9 No2019: 31.1 No2020: 31.6 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

Australia recorded 31.57 No for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in 2020. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Australia peaked at 31.57 No in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.4 No, in 1989.

Australia ranks 62nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Australia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value in Australia, 1989 to 2020.
Year No Change
1989 28.4 No
1990 28.9 No +1.8%
1991 30.1 No +4.2%
1992 29.3 No -2.7%
1993 29.7 No +1.4%
1994 30.3 No +2.0%
1995 29.8 No -1.7%
1996 28.6 No -4.0%
1997 31.1 No +8.7%
1998 30.1 No -3.2%
1999 29.5 No -2.0%
2000 30.1 No +2.0%
2001 29.6 No -1.7%
2002 29.6 No +0.0%
2003 29.2 No -1.4%
2004 29.46 No +0.9%
2005 28.7 No -2.6%
2006 29.66 No +3.3%
2007 29.24 No -1.4%
2008 30.32 No +3.7%
2009 29.32 No -3.3%
2010 28.68 No -2.2%
2011 29.88 No +4.2%
2012 28.47 No -4.7%
2013 29.03 No +2.0%
2014 29.22 No +0.7%
2015 29.47 No +0.9%
2016 29.97 No +1.7%
2017 29.23 No -2.5%
2018 29.87 No +2.2%
2019 31.06 No +4.0%
2020 31.57 No +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 28.4 No 28.4 No 28.4 No 1
1990s 29.74 No 28.6 No 31.1 No 10
2000s 29.52 No 28.7 No 30.32 No 10
2010s 29.49 No 28.47 No 31.06 No 10
2020s 31.57 No 31.57 No 31.57 No 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 59 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 31.84 No compare
  2. 60 Namibia 31.66 No compare
  3. 61 Colombia 31.64 No compare
  4. 63 India 31.55 No
  5. 64 Ireland 31.4 No compare
  6. 65 Argentina 30.96 No compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Australia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Australia was 31.57 No in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 31.57 No in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.4 No in 1989.
How does Australia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Australia ranks 62nd out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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97 places, 1,957 data points, 1969–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.