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

Finland: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
69th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland, 1995–2016

00.050.10.151995200520161995: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.15 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.137 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.103 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.103 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.096 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.098 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.101 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.089 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.092 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.079 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.076 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.083 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Finland recorded 0.1% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

Finland ranks 69th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland, 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 Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1995 0.1%
1996 0.2% +13.0%
1997 0.1% -0.3%
1998 0.1% -8.5%
2004 0.1% -24.8%
2005 0.1% -0.1%
2006 0.1% -7.1%
2007 0.1% +2.8%
2008 0.1% +2.6%
2009 0.1% -13.4%
2010 0.1% +2.1%
2011 0.1% +3.7%
2012 0.1% -9.1%
2013 0.1% -0.1%
2014 0.1% -6.4%
2015 0.1% -3.2%
2016 0.1% +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 66 Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 67 Sweden 0.1% compare
  3. 68 Norway 0.1% compare
  4. 70 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  5. 71 Malta 0.1% compare
  6. 72 Kyrgyzstan 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 Finland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Finland was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Finland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Finland ranks 69th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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