This statistic provides a comparison of the average amount of time spent on unpaid work by gender in OECD member countries as well as China, India and South Africa. As of 2016, Mexican men spent 113 minutes per day on unpaid work on average while for women the average was 373 minutes.
Average minutes per day spent on unpaid work by men and women in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016
Figures are based on numbers collated by the OECD from the various national time use surveys of the countries included in the statistic.
Data are normalized to 1440 minutes per day. In other words, for those countries for which the time use does not sum up to 1440 minutes, the missing minutes are equally distributed across all activities.
Age group is 15-64 for all countries but Australia (15+), Hungary (15-74), Sweden (25-64) and China (15-74).
Unpaid work includes: routine housework, shopping, care for household members, care for non-household members, volunteering, travel to household related activities, and other unpaid work.
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OECD. (March 7, 2016). Average minutes per day spent on unpaid work by men and women in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521908/time-spent-work-unpaid-countries/
OECD. "Average minutes per day spent on unpaid work by men and women in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016." Chart. March 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521908/time-spent-work-unpaid-countries/
OECD. (2016). Average minutes per day spent on unpaid work by men and women in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521908/time-spent-work-unpaid-countries/
OECD. "Average Minutes per Day Spent on Unpaid Work by Men and Women in Oecd Countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521908/time-spent-work-unpaid-countries/
OECD, Average minutes per day spent on unpaid work by men and women in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521908/time-spent-work-unpaid-countries/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average minutes per day spent on unpaid work by men and women in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa, as of 2016 [Graph], OECD, March 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/521908/time-spent-work-unpaid-countries/
