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

Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
24th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2003
All-time low
0.3%
in 2018
Years of data
20
2000–2021

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia, 2000–2021

00.10.20.30.42000201020212000: 0.385 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.388 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.365 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.405 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.352 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.357 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.351 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.318 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.316 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.327 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.307 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.31 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.289 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.261 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.278 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.274 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.253 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.26 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.256 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.255 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2021, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Colombia stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.1% 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 2018.

Colombia ranks 24th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in Colombia, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% +0.7%
2002 0.4% -5.9%
2003 0.4% +10.8%
2004 0.4% -13.0%
2005 0.4% +1.4%
2008 0.4% -1.8%
2009 0.3% -9.3%
2010 0.3% -0.7%
2011 0.3% +3.5%
2012 0.3% -6.2%
2013 0.3% +1.0%
2014 0.3% -6.6%
2015 0.3% -9.7%
2016 0.3% +6.4%
2017 0.3% -1.4%
2018 0.3% -7.6%
2019 0.3% +2.6%
2020 0.3% -1.5%
2021 0.3% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 8
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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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 2018.
How does Colombia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Colombia ranks 24th out of 76 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 22.1%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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