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

India: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 1999
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India, 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.81983200120191983: 0.601 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.608 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.656 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.582 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.645 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.707 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.687 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.737 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.761 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.64 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.64 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.61 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.6% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2019.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.

That places India 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India, 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 India, 1983 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1983 0.6%
1987 0.6% +1.1%
1993 0.7% +7.9%
1999 0.6% -11.3%
2004 0.6% +10.8%
2005 0.7% +9.6%
2007 0.7% -2.8%
2009 0.7% +7.3%
2011 0.8% +3.2%
2017 0.6% -15.9%
2018 0.6% +0.0%
2019 0.6% -4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 2
2000s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 4
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 0.8% 4

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  3. 4 Cambodia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
How does India rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
India ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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