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

Spain: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
50th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251992200420161992: 0.109 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.116 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.117 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.117 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.113 % of employed population with low education in working age1997: 0.119 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.169 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.172 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.164 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.165 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.155 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.141 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.217 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.23 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.212 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.215 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.187 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.195 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.179 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.196 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.136 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.165 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.174 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.171 % 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

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1992.

Spain ranks 50th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain, 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 Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.1% —
1993 0.1% +6.9%
1994 0.1% +0.9%
1995 0.1% -0.4%
1996 0.1% -3.4%
1997 0.1% +5.7%
1998 0.2% +41.7%
1999 0.2% +2.2%
2000 0.2% -4.7%
2001 0.2% +0.2%
2002 0.2% -6.1%
2003 0.1% -8.6%
2004 0.2% +53.6%
2005 0.2% +6.0%
2006 0.2% -7.8%
2007 0.2% +1.6%
2008 0.2% -13.1%
2009 0.2% +4.2%
2010 0.2% -8.0%
2011 0.2% +9.4%
2012 0.1% -30.8%
2013 0.2% +21.4%
2014 0.2% +5.5%
2015 0.2% -2.1%
2016 0.1% -17.1%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +53.6% 0.1% 0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Spain

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Spain 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1992.
How does Spain rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Spain ranks 50th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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