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

Colombia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2021. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
28th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1996–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia, 1996–2021

00.10.20.31996200820211996: 0.252 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.276 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.266 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.299 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.305 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.322 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.326 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.332 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.317 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.308 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.315 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.312 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.306 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.3 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.284 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.274 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.265 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.255 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.25 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.255 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.239 % of employed population with high education in working age2021: 0.246 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2021.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.

Colombia ranks 28th of 81 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.

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% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 25 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  2. 26 Mexico 0.3% compare
  3. 27 Albania 0.2% compare
  4. 29 Korea 0.2% compare
  5. 30 Indonesia 0.2% compare
  6. 31 Greece 0.2% 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 in Colombia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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 15-64 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 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 15-64?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 15-64, 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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