This statistic provides a comparison of the average amount of time spent on personal care by gender in OECD member countries as well as China, India and South Africa. As of 2016, French men spent 738 minutes per day on personal care on average, while for women the average was 755 minutes. This was the highest average time spent in any country across both genders.
Average minutes per day spent on personal care in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, 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).
Personal care includes: sleeping, eating and drinking, medical care, and travel related to personal care.
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OECD. (March 7, 2016). Average minutes per day spent on personal care in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521942/time-spent-personal-care-countries/
OECD. "Average minutes per day spent on personal care in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016." Chart. March 7, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521942/time-spent-personal-care-countries/
OECD. (2016). Average minutes per day spent on personal care in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521942/time-spent-personal-care-countries/
OECD. "Average Minutes per Day Spent on Personal Care in Oecd Countries plus China, India and South Africa by Gender, as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521942/time-spent-personal-care-countries/
OECD, Average minutes per day spent on personal care in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521942/time-spent-personal-care-countries/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Average minutes per day spent on personal care in OECD countries plus China, India and South Africa by gender, as of 2016 [Graph], OECD, March 7, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/521942/time-spent-personal-care-countries/
