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

Ireland: 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
down 6.4%
World rank
62nd
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ireland, 2004–2016

00.050.10.152004201020162004: 0.13 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.13 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.124 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.12 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.105 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.11 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.09 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.109 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.102 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.095 % 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 Ireland stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ireland peaked at 0.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

That places Ireland 62nd out of 81 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 59 Slovenia, Republic of 0.1% compare
  2. 60 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  3. 61 Poland 0.1% compare
  4. 63 Sweden 0.1% compare
  5. 64 Brazil 0.1% compare
  6. 65 Finland 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 81 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ireland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ireland 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Ireland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Ireland ranks 62nd 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 Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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