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

Pakistan: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.4% in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
10th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 1992
Years of data
15
1992–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Pakistan, 1992–2020

00.10.20.30.41992200620201992: 0.249 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.295 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.306 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.344 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.35 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.347 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.315 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.333 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.321 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.31 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.329 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.35 % of employed population with high education in working age2017: 0.322 % of employed population with high education in working age2018: 0.33 % of employed population with high education in working age2020: 0.351 % 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 in Pakistan is 0.4%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Pakistan peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.

Pakistan ranks 10th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 6
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

Countries ranked near Pakistan

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  3. 9 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  4. 11 Egypt 0.3% compare
  5. 12 Nepal 0.3% compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Pakistan?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Pakistan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
How does Pakistan rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Pakistan ranks 10th out of 81 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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