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

Philippines: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
40th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Philippines, 1997–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251997200820191997: 0.231 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.214 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.213 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.213 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.234 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.218 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.219 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.226 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.219 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.219 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.219 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.214 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.212 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.205 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.213 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.211 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.198 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.197 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.223 % of employed population with low education in working age2017: 0.225 % of employed population with low education in working age2018: 0.212 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.21 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Philippines peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.

That places Philippines 40th out of 81 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for 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) in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1997 0.2% —
1998 0.2% -7.4%
1999 0.2% -0.6%
2000 0.2% +0.1%
2001 0.2% +9.9%
2002 0.2% -6.9%
2003 0.2% +0.4%
2004 0.2% +2.9%
2005 0.2% +0.9%
2006 0.2% -3.8%
2007 0.2% -0.2%
2008 0.2% -0.0%
2009 0.2% -2.3%
2010 0.2% -0.7%
2011 0.2% -3.4%
2012 0.2% +4.1%
2013 0.2% -1.0%
2014 0.2% -6.1%
2015 0.2% -0.5%
2016 0.2% +13.0%
2017 0.2% +0.8%
2018 0.2% -5.9%
2019 0.2% -1.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3%, 72% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

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  3. 39 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare
  4. 41 Palestine 0.2% compare
  5. 42 Ecuador 0.2% compare
  6. 43 Georgia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Philippines?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Philippines was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
How does Philippines rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Philippines ranks 40th out of 81 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
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)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,116 data points, 1970–2021
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