Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Indian Women Sleep Less Than Men in 2025
In 2025, a special study in India found that women sleep less than men, especially when they are in their 30s.
This is because women have more household duties.
The difference in sleep time between men and women is about 30 minutes.
When they are kids and teenagers, boys and girls sleep the same amount.
But as they grow up, their sleep patterns change because they take on different roles.
This study is the first of its kind and shows what many people in Indian society have known for a long time.
Indian women sleep nearly 30 minutes less than men in their 30s due to household responsibilities.
The gender sleep gap appears in adulthood, not in childhood or adolescence.
The study is a first-of-its-kind analysis of sleep patterns in India.
No gender gap in sleep exists during childhood and teenage years.
The sleep deficit is linked to different gender roles taken on in adulthood.
- Who
- Indian women and men
- What
- Sleep patterns analysis
- When
- 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- Household responsibilities cause sleep deficit
- Gender Sleep Gap
- 30 minutes in 30s
- Age Group
- 30s
- Reason
- Household responsibilities
- Survey Type
- First-of-its-kind analysis
- Gender Roles
- Different in adulthood