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

Egypt: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male was 0.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
7th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51988200320191988: 0.352 % of male employed population in working age1998: 0.382 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.455 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.376 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.385 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.417 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.399 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.364 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.362 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.355 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.366 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.371 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.336 % of male employed population in working age2017: 0.354 % of male employed population in working age2018: 0.378 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.417 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Egypt stood at 0.4%.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Egypt peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.

Egypt ranks 7th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1988 0.4%
1998 0.4% +8.5%
2005 0.5% +19.3%
2007 0.4% -17.5%
2008 0.4% +2.5%
2009 0.4% +8.2%
2010 0.4% -4.2%
2011 0.4% -8.7%
2012 0.4% -0.7%
2013 0.4% -1.9%
2014 0.4% +3.0%
2015 0.4% +1.3%
2016 0.3% -9.3%
2017 0.4% +5.4%
2018 0.4% +6.7%
2019 0.4% +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Egypt?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male in Egypt was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
How does Egypt rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male?
Egypt ranks 7th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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