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

Portugal: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
50th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1987
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.050.10.151986200120161986: 0.163 % of employed population with low education in working age1987: 0.167 % of employed population with low education in working age1991: 0.154 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.162 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.153 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.149 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.147 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.129 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.12 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.102 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.107 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.136 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.162 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.167 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.145 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.141 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Portugal stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

That places Portugal 50th out of 80 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 47 Ireland 0.2% compare
  2. 48 Rwanda 0.1% compare
  3. 49 Spain 0.1% compare
  4. 51 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  5. 52 Malta 0.1% compare
  6. 53 Luxembourg 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 80 places β†’

More reference data data for Portugal

All data for Portugal β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Portugal?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Portugal was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Portugal rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Portugal ranks 50th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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