Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
0.6%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Latvia
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 97.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 96.6%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 96.1%).
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2011 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 10 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2019 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2015 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 13 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2013 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 14 | Kosovo | 0.3% | 2014 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 18 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2020 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 20 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 22 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ghana | 0.2% | 2016 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 71.7% | falling |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2014 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.2% | 2017 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 27 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 29 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 30 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 31 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 32 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 60.7% | flat |
| 33 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 34 | Peru | 0.2% | 2016 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 37 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2008 | down 34.3% | rising |
| 38 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 39 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2015 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 40 | Korea | 0.1% | 2017 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 42 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2017 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 43 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 44 | Slovak Republic | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 46 | Jamaica | 0.1% | 2002 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 47 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 0.1% | 2016 | up 96.6% | falling |
| 50 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 52 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 54 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 55 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2020 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 56 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.7% | rising |
| 57 | United States of America | 0.1% | 2018 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 0.1% | 2018 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 59 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 41.4% | flat |
| 60 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 61 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2016 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 63 | Netherlands | 0.0% | 2016 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 0.0% | 2019 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 65 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 66 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 67 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2003 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 68 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Finland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 43.9% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 0.0% | 2011 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 73 | Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 75 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2016 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Hungary | 0.0% | 2016 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 89.9% | falling |
| 79 | Denmark | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.8% | falling |
| 80 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 96.1% | volatile |