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

Sweden: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

0.020.040.060.080.12004201020162004: 0.089 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.08 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.085 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.079 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.033 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.018 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.024 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.031 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.031 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.086 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.091 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.094 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.091 % 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 Sweden is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sweden peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

That places Sweden 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
2004 0.1% —
2005 0.1% -9.7%
2006 0.1% +6.8%
2007 0.1% -7.6%
2008 0.0% -57.8%
2009 0.0% -45.3%
2010 0.0% +33.8%
2011 0.0% +26.6%
2012 0.0% +0.2%
2013 0.1% +177.5%
2014 0.1% +6.4%
2015 0.1% +2.8%
2016 0.1% -2.5%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 86% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sweden changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +177.5% 0.0% 0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 61 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  2. 62 Poland 0.1% compare
  3. 63 Ireland 0.1% compare
  4. 65 Brazil 0.1% compare
  5. 66 Finland 0.1% compare
  6. 67 Norway 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sweden?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sweden 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Sweden ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
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