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

Estonia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
73rd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.050.10.151998200720161998: 0.147 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.12 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.112 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.099 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.077 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.06 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.062 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.06 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.072 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.073 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.068 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.059 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.059 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.051 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Estonia is 0.1%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Estonia peaked at 0.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Estonia 73rd out of 76 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Estonia, 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 Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.1%
2004 0.1% -18.1%
2005 0.1% -6.4%
2006 0.1% -11.6%
2007 0.1% -22.6%
2008 0.1% -21.8%
2009 0.1% +3.7%
2010 0.1% -3.7%
2011 0.1% +19.3%
2012 0.1% +1.8%
2013 0.1% -7.2%
2014 0.1% -12.1%
2015 0.1% -1.1%
2016 0.1% -12.8%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 70 Panama 0.1% compare
  2. 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  3. 72 Hungary 0.1% compare
  4. 74 Latvia 0.1% compare
  5. 75 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
  6. 76 Lithuania 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Estonia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Estonia 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 Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Estonia ranks 73rd out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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