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

Colombia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
22nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.31996200820211996: 0.315 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.32 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.336 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.346 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.333 % of employed population aged 15-242003: 0.349 % of employed population aged 15-242004: 0.33 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.347 % of employed population aged 15-242008: 0.32 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.303 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.306 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.3 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.301 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.286 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.268 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.246 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.251 % of employed population aged 15-242017: 0.242 % of employed population aged 15-242018: 0.231 % of employed population aged 15-242019: 0.235 % of employed population aged 15-242020: 0.219 % of employed population aged 15-242021: 0.231 % of employed population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in 2021.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Colombia ranks 22nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Colombia, 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 Colombia, 1996 to 2021.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1996 0.3%
1999 0.3% +1.7%
2000 0.3% +5.1%
2001 0.3% +3.0%
2002 0.3% -3.8%
2003 0.3% +4.9%
2004 0.3% -5.7%
2005 0.3% +5.2%
2008 0.3% -7.6%
2009 0.3% -5.5%
2010 0.3% +1.1%
2011 0.3% -2.0%
2012 0.3% +0.3%
2013 0.3% -4.9%
2014 0.3% -6.2%
2015 0.2% -8.2%
2016 0.3% +2.1%
2017 0.2% -3.9%
2018 0.2% -4.3%
2019 0.2% +1.7%
2020 0.2% -7.0%
2021 0.2% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Colombia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Colombia was 0.2% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Colombia ranks 22nd out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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