Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, male
The average time men spend on household provision of services for own consumption. Data are expressed as a proportion of time in a day. Domestic and care work includes food preparation, dishwashing, cleaning and upkeep of a dwelling, laundry, ironing, gardening, caring for pets, shopping, installation, servicing and repair of personal and household goods, childcare, and care of the sick, elderly or disabled household members, among others.
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- World Bank
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- Cadence
- Annual
- Series
- 27
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- CC BY 4.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-06
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United Nations
National statistical offices or national database and publications compiled by United Nations Statistics Division., United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/dataportal/database, note: Indicator code from the original source: SH_FPL_INFM; Indicator name from the original source: Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic chores and care work, by sex, age and location (%), publisher: UN Statistics Division, type: Excel, date accessed: 46190, date published: 2026-03-27
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World Development Indicators
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Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2024 | 12.64 | percent |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 8.90 | percent |
| Canada | 2023 | 11.63 | percent |
| Austria | 2022 | 8.63 | percent |
| Brazil | 2022 | 5.69 | percent |
| Costa Rica | 2022 | 10.31 | percent |
| Australia | 2021 | 11.18 | percent |
| Colombia | 2021 | 5.24 | percent |
| Dominican Republic | 2021 | 5.90 | percent |
| Brazil | 2019 | 5.36 | percent |
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