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

Finland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
65th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland, 1998–2016

00.050.10.151998200720161998: 0.136 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.102 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.103 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.095 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.097 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.1 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.087 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.088 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.091 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.083 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.084 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.084 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.082 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.089 % 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 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland stood at 0.1%.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Finland 65th out of 81 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 62 Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 63 Sweden 0.1% compare
  3. 64 Brazil 0.1% compare
  4. 66 Norway 0.1% compare
  5. 67 Malta 0.1% compare
  6. 68 Cyprus 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 81 places β†’

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Finland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Finland ranks 65th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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