Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
0.6%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,246
What the numbers show
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 23.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 114.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 76.7%).
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2011 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 6 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2017 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 9 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2014 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 12 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2013 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 13 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 15 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2017 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 17 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2015 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 20 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 61.2% | flat |
| 21 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 22 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 27 | Albania | 0.2% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 28 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2014 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 31 | Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 35 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 37 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2017 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2008 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 42 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2018 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 43 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 45 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 21.3% | flat |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2016 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 48 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 49 | Australia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.2% | 2006 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 51 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 52 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 53 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2021 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 55 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 57 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 58 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 0.1% | 2016 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 60 | Slovak Republic | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2019 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 63 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 64 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2020 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 65 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 66 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 67 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 68 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 69 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 70 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 0.1% | 2018 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 74 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 75 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 76 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 77 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 79 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 80 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 42.0% | volatile |