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

Poland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
31st
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
15
1998–2016

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

00.10.20.31998200720161998: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.19 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.185 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.265 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.243 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.224 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.208 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.195 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.201 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.204 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.229 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.224 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.221 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.222 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.214 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Poland stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Poland peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

Poland ranks 31st of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Poland, 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 Poland, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.2% +0.1%
2000 0.2% -3.0%
2005 0.3% +43.3%
2006 0.2% -8.2%
2007 0.2% -7.7%
2008 0.2% -7.3%
2009 0.2% -6.2%
2010 0.2% +3.2%
2011 0.2% +1.3%
2012 0.2% +12.5%
2013 0.2% -2.2%
2014 0.2% -1.4%
2015 0.2% +0.2%
2016 0.2% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Poland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Poland was 0.2% 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 Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Poland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Poland ranks 31st 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 Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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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