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

Peru: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
34th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
17
1997–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru, 1997–2016

00.10.20.31997200620161997: 0.271 % of employed population aged 15-241998: 0.226 % of employed population aged 15-241999: 0.246 % of employed population aged 15-242000: 0.256 % of employed population aged 15-242001: 0.265 % of employed population aged 15-242002: 0.268 % of employed population aged 15-242005: 0.249 % of employed population aged 15-242006: 0.247 % of employed population aged 15-242007: 0.256 % of employed population aged 15-242009: 0.252 % of employed population aged 15-242010: 0.234 % of employed population aged 15-242011: 0.232 % of employed population aged 15-242012: 0.223 % of employed population aged 15-242013: 0.206 % of employed population aged 15-242014: 0.197 % of employed population aged 15-242015: 0.19 % of employed population aged 15-242016: 0.183 % of employed population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Peru ranks 34th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru, 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 Peru, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 15-24 Change
1997 0.3%
1998 0.2% -16.5%
1999 0.2% +9.0%
2000 0.3% +3.8%
2001 0.3% +3.5%
2002 0.3% +1.3%
2005 0.2% -7.3%
2006 0.2% -0.8%
2007 0.3% +3.6%
2009 0.3% -1.4%
2010 0.2% -7.0%
2011 0.2% -1.1%
2012 0.2% -3.6%
2013 0.2% -7.9%
2014 0.2% -4.2%
2015 0.2% -3.7%
2016 0.2% -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 in Peru was 0.2% 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Peru rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24?
Peru ranks 34th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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