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

Brazil: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
62nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1983
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Brazil, 1981–2020

0.050.10.150.21981200020201981: 0.196 % of female employed population in working age1982: 0.195 % of female employed population in working age1983: 0.197 % of female employed population in working age1984: 0.196 % of female employed population in working age1985: 0.191 % of female employed population in working age1986: 0.178 % of female employed population in working age1987: 0.177 % of female employed population in working age1988: 0.165 % of female employed population in working age1989: 0.146 % of female employed population in working age1990: 0.148 % of female employed population in working age1992: 0.149 % of female employed population in working age1993: 0.136 % of female employed population in working age1995: 0.137 % of female employed population in working age1996: 0.153 % of female employed population in working age1997: 0.143 % of female employed population in working age1998: 0.148 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.137 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.142 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.137 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.131 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.123 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.121 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.122 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.115 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.115 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.104 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.093 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.102 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.089 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.08 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.074 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.066 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.069 % of female employed population in working age2018: 0.072 % of female employed population in working age2019: 0.075 % of female employed population in working age2020: 0.063 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2020, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Brazil stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 62nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1981 0.2%
1982 0.2% -0.3%
1983 0.2% +0.8%
1984 0.2% -0.4%
1985 0.2% -2.5%
1986 0.2% -6.6%
1987 0.2% -0.5%
1988 0.2% -6.9%
1989 0.1% -11.5%
1990 0.1% +0.9%
1992 0.1% +0.8%
1993 0.1% -8.9%
1995 0.1% +1.3%
1996 0.2% +11.3%
1997 0.1% -6.5%
1998 0.1% +3.7%
1999 0.1% -7.9%
2001 0.1% +4.0%
2002 0.1% -3.9%
2003 0.1% -4.1%
2004 0.1% -5.8%
2005 0.1% -2.0%
2006 0.1% +0.7%
2007 0.1% -5.8%
2008 0.1% -0.1%
2009 0.1% -9.7%
2011 0.1% -10.1%
2012 0.1% +9.0%
2013 0.1% -12.6%
2014 0.1% -9.7%
2015 0.1% -7.9%
2016 0.1% -10.9%
2017 0.1% +4.5%
2018 0.1% +4.4%
2019 0.1% +5.3%
2020 0.1% -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

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  3. 61 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  4. 63 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  5. 64 Germany 0.1% compare
  6. 65 Sweden 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 Brazil?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Brazil was 0.1% 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1983.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Brazil ranks 62nd out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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, female (% of female employed population 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, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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