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

Uruguay: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
30th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2006
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2006–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Uruguay, 2006–2019

00.10.20.30.42006201220192006: 0.412 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.381 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.368 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.3 % of rural employed population in working age2010: 0.305 % of rural employed population in working age2011: 0.31 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.286 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.281 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.261 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.265 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.23 % of rural employed population in working age2018: 0.228 % of rural employed population in working age2019: 0.224 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Uruguay stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Uruguay peaked at 0.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

That places Uruguay 30th out of 76 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay, 2006 to 2019.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
2006 0.4%
2007 0.4% -7.5%
2008 0.4% -3.4%
2009 0.3% -18.4%
2010 0.3% +1.6%
2011 0.3% +1.7%
2012 0.3% -7.8%
2014 0.3% -1.9%
2015 0.3% -7.0%
2016 0.3% +1.4%
2017 0.2% -12.9%
2018 0.2% -1.2%
2019 0.2% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9

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  3. 31 Poland 0.2% compare
  4. 32 Uganda 0.2% compare
  5. 33 Palestine, State of 0.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Uruguay?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Uruguay ranks 30th out of 76 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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