Average weekly hours worked in Brazil
Average weekly hours worked in Brazil was 38.9 hours per week in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 55th highest of 97 countries in 2023.
Average weekly hours worked in Brazil, 2012 to 2025
All 14 values
| Period | hours per week |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.9 |
| 2024 | 38.9 |
| 2023 | 38.8 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2021 | 38.7 |
| 2020 | 37.7 |
| 2019 | 38.5 |
| 2018 | 38.4 |
| 2017 | 38.5 |
| 2016 | 38.9 |
| 2015 | 39 |
| 2014 | 39.3 |
| 2013 | 39.4 |
| 2012 | 39.4 Series break |
Rankings
Definition
Average number of hours actually worked per week in the main job by employed people, full-time and part-time together, from labour force and household surveys compiled by the ILO (13th ICLS definitions). Hours actually worked include overtime and exclude paid leave.
Main job only, so people with second jobs work more than shown. Countries with many part-time workers show lower averages. The ILO's modelled estimates are not served. The ILO recalculates national survey data to its international definitions, so values can differ from the figures national offices publish, and it revises past years.
How to cite
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). https://data.ilo.org/vis?df%5Bds%5D=ds-production&df%5Bid%5D=DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB&df%5Bag%5D=ILO (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the average weekly hours worked in Brazil?
Average weekly hours worked in Brazil was 38.9 hours per week in 2025, according to International Labour Organization. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 55th highest of 97 countries in 2023.
Where does this figure come from?
International Labour Organization. Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person by sex, total, annual (DF_HOW_TEMP_SEX_NB). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest average weekly hours worked in Brazil?
39.4 hours per week in 2013, the highest value since 2012 in this series.