Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia
Colombia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia is 0.3%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
That places Colombia 21st out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia?
- Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia was 0.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
- Colombia ranks 21st out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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