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

Panama: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1%
Change on year
down 15.3%
World rank
70th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
23
1989–2018

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Panama, 1989–2018

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1751989200320181989: 0.13 % of rural employed population in working age1991: 0.13 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.148 % of rural employed population in working age1997: 0.168 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.17 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.161 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.135 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.137 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.151 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.147 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.132 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.123 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.113 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.113 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.117 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.095 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.129 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.107 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.079 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.057 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.07 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.059 % 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 Panama is 0.1%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Panama peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

That places Panama 70th out of 76 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Panama, 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 Panama, 1989 to 2018.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1989 0.1%
1991 0.1% +0.7%
1995 0.1% +13.7%
1997 0.2% +13.2%
1998 0.2% +1.0%
1999 0.2% -4.9%
2000 0.2% -0.7%
2001 0.1% -15.6%
2002 0.1% +1.4%
2003 0.2% +10.5%
2004 0.1% -2.9%
2005 0.1% -10.1%
2006 0.1% -7.0%
2007 0.1% -8.5%
2008 0.1% +0.7%
2009 0.1% +3.0%
2010 0.1% -18.6%
2011 0.1% +35.4%
2012 0.1% -16.9%
2015 0.1% -25.7%
2016 0.1% -28.1%
2017 0.1% +22.2%
2018 0.1% -15.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Panama?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Panama was 0.1% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Panama rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Panama ranks 70th out of 76 countries with data for 2018.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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