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

Brazil: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov was 0.1% in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
64th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Brazil, 1981–2020

00.050.10.150.21981200020201981: 0.13 % of employed population with high education in working age1982: 0.131 % of employed population with high education in working age1983: 0.124 % of employed population with high education in working age1984: 0.128 % of employed population with high education in working age1985: 0.128 % of employed population with high education in working age1986: 0.129 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.121 % of employed population with high education in working age1988: 0.129 % of employed population with high education in working age1989: 0.121 % of employed population with high education in working age1990: 0.126 % of employed population with high education in working age1992: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.147 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.149 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.171 % of employed population with high education in working age1997: 0.166 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.181 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.163 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.173 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.166 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.164 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.156 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.155 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.153 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.148 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.143 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.133 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.117 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.124 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.113 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.105 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.096 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.088 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.092 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.098 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.102 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.09 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in 2020.

The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Brazil ranks 64th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Poland 0.1% compare
  2. 62 Ireland 0.1% compare
  3. 63 Sweden 0.1% compare
  4. 65 Finland 0.1% compare
  5. 66 Norway 0.1% compare
  6. 67 Malta 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 81 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Brazil?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in Brazil was 0.1% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Brazil rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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