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

Argentina: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
43rd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1993
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
32
1980–2018

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina, 1980–2018

00.10.20.30.41980199920181980: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age1982: 0.355 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.365 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.36 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age1992: 0.342 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.367 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.342 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.314 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.318 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.327 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.326 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.33 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.314 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.299 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.265 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.273 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.276 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.288 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.279 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.277 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.261 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.25 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.244 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.237 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.219 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.223 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.199 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.201 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.192 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.189 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.187 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina peaked at 0.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.

That places Argentina 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Argentina, 1980 to 2018.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1980 0.3%
1982 0.4% +3.0%
1987 0.4% +2.8%
1988 0.4% -1.3%
1991 0.3% -5.6%
1992 0.3% +0.9%
1993 0.4% +7.2%
1994 0.3% -6.7%
1995 0.3% -8.3%
1996 0.3% +1.3%
1997 0.3% +2.7%
1998 0.3% -0.3%
1999 0.3% +1.3%
2000 0.3% -4.8%
2001 0.3% -4.9%
2002 0.3% -11.4%
2003 0.3% +3.0%
2004 0.3% +1.3%
2005 0.3% +4.4%
2006 0.3% -3.2%
2007 0.3% -0.9%
2008 0.3% -5.6%
2009 0.3% -4.2%
2010 0.2% -2.2%
2011 0.2% -2.9%
2012 0.2% -7.9%
2013 0.2% +2.0%
2014 0.2% -10.6%
2015 0.2% +0.9%
2016 0.2% -4.5%
2017 0.2% -1.8%
2018 0.2% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Argentina rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Argentina ranks 43rd out of 84 countries with data for 2018.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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