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

Germany: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.1%
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2009
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
10
2002–2011

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Germany, 2002–2011

0.020.040.062002200620112002: 0.064 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.06 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.061 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.037 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.016 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.064 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.061 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.067 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.063 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.057 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Germany is 0.1%, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Germany peaked at 0.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

That places Germany 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Germany, 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 Germany, 2002 to 2011.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
2002 0.1%
2003 0.1% -7.2%
2004 0.1% +2.0%
2005 0.0% -39.7%
2006 0.0% -56.9%
2007 0.1% +308.3%
2008 0.1% -5.4%
2009 0.1% +9.9%
2010 0.1% -6.5%
2011 0.1% -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 61 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  2. 62 Brazil 0.1% compare
  3. 63 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  4. 65 Sweden 0.1% compare
  5. 66 Panama 0.0% compare
  6. 67 Finland 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Germany?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Germany was 0.1% in 2011, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Germany rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Germany ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2011.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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