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

Rwanda: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
60th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2000–2021

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

0.10.20.30.40.52000201020212000: 0.495 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.087 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.092 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.173 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.191 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.161 % of rural employed population in working age2021: 0.119 % 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 Rwanda stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

That places Rwanda 60th out of 76 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2000 0.5%
2013 0.1% -82.4%
2016 0.1% +5.2%
2017 0.2% +88.8%
2018 0.2% +10.4%
2020 0.2% -15.9%
2021 0.1% -25.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Rwanda was 0.1% 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Rwanda rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Rwanda ranks 60th 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 Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda 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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