Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Austria

Austria: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
0.1%
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
53rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1999
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
5
1998–2003

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Austria, 1998–2003

00.050.10.151998200020031998: 0.154 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.156 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.154 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.151 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.139 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2003, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Austria stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Austria ranks 53rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Austria, 1998 to 2003.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.2% —
1999 0.2% +1.1%
2000 0.2% -1.5%
2001 0.2% -1.8%
2003 0.1% -8.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 3

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 50 Venezuela 0.2% compare
  2. 51 United States 0.1% compare
  3. 52 Chile 0.1% compare
  4. 54 Spain 0.1% compare
  5. 55 Thailand 0.1% compare
  6. 56 Germany 0.1%

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Austria?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Austria was 0.1% in 2003, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Austria rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Austria ranks 53rd out of 82 countries with data for 2003.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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