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

Australia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
50th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Australia, 2001–2015

00.050.10.150.22001200820152001: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.203 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.197 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.189 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.189 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.183 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.175 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.175 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.164 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.165 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.165 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.159 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.16 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.158 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Australia is 0.2%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Australia peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.

That places Australia 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Australia, 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 Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.2%
2002 0.2% -0.5%
2003 0.2% -2.9%
2004 0.2% -4.0%
2005 0.2% -0.5%
2006 0.2% +0.5%
2007 0.2% -3.4%
2008 0.2% -4.6%
2009 0.2% +0.1%
2010 0.2% -6.1%
2011 0.2% +0.7%
2012 0.2% -0.1%
2013 0.2% -3.6%
2014 0.2% +0.7%
2015 0.2% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 47 Poland 0.2% compare
  2. 48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2% compare
  3. 49 Czechia 0.2% compare
  4. 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  5. 52 Portugal 0.2% compare
  6. 53 France 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Australia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Australia was 0.2% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
How does Australia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Australia ranks 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia 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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