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

Jordan: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 30.3%
World rank
10th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2000–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jordan, 2000–2016

00.10.20.30.42000200820162000: 0.406 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.427 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.31 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.304 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.393 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.431 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.378 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.343 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.334 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.299 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.288 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.266 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.347 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jordan stood at 0.3%.

The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jordan peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.

That places Jordan 10th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jordan, 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 Jordan, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% +5.2%
2003 0.3% -27.5%
2004 0.3% -1.8%
2005 0.4% +29.3%
2007 0.4% +9.5%
2009 0.4% -12.2%
2010 0.3% -9.5%
2011 0.3% -2.3%
2012 0.3% -10.7%
2013 0.3% -3.5%
2014 0.3% -7.7%
2016 0.3% +30.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jordan?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Jordan 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
How does Jordan rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Jordan ranks 10th 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 Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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