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

South Africa: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
23rd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2004
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
18
1995–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in South Africa, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.41995200720201995: 0.273 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.353 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.392 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.369 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.412 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.376 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.353 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.345 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.325 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.334 % of rural employed population in working age2013: 0.315 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.313 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.284 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.288 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.295 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.285 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.28 % of rural employed population in working age2020: 0.258 % 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 South Africa is 0.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in South Africa peaked at 0.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

South Africa ranks 23rd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1995 0.3% —
2000 0.4% +29.4%
2001 0.4% +11.0%
2003 0.4% -5.9%
2004 0.4% +11.6%
2008 0.4% -8.9%
2009 0.4% -6.1%
2010 0.3% -2.2%
2011 0.3% -5.8%
2012 0.3% +2.9%
2013 0.3% -5.7%
2014 0.3% -0.5%
2015 0.3% -9.5%
2016 0.3% +1.6%
2017 0.3% +2.4%
2018 0.3% -3.4%
2019 0.3% -1.9%
2020 0.3% -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 6
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in South Africa?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in South Africa was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does South Africa rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
South Africa ranks 23rd out of 76 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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