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

Ghana: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.0%
in 1991
Years of data
5
1991–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana, 1991–2016

00.10.20.31991200320161991: 0.003 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.276 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.312 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.329 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.277 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 0.3% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2016.

That represents a change of down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1991.

Ghana ranks 22nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana, 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 Ghana, 1991 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.0%
1998 0.3% +9382.3%
2005 0.3% +13.1%
2012 0.3% +5.4%
2016 0.3% -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Ghana was 0.3% 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 Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
How does Ghana rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Ghana ranks 22nd 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 Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ghana 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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