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

India: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
1st
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.4%
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.416 % of employed population with high education in working age1987: 0.444 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.743 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.616 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.804 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.85 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.838 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.84 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.852 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.753 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.763 % of employed population with high education in working age2019: 0.734 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in India is 0.7%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in India peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1983.

India ranks 1st of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in India?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov in India was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1983.
How does India rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov?
India ranks 1st out of 80 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, abov rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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