Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
2nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2013
Years of data
5
2005–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Bangladesh, 2005–2016

00.20.40.62005201020162005: 0.492 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.405 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.403 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.496 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.547 % of employed population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 0.5% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Bangladesh peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.

Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24) in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
2005 0.5%
2010 0.4% -17.6%
2013 0.4% -0.7%
2015 0.5% +23.3%
2016 0.5% +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 1 India 0.6% compare
  2. 3 Mongolia 0.5% compare
  3. 4 Cambodia 0.5% compare
  4. 5 Namibia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Bangladesh?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Bangladesh was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
How does Bangladesh rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 (% of employed population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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