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

Luxembourg: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 36.3%
World rank
45th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1985
Years of data
29
1983–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Luxembourg, 1983–2016

00.050.10.151983199920161983: 0.095 % of total employed population in working age1985: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age1986: 0.091 % of total employed population in working age1987: 0.095 % of total employed population in working age1988: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age1989: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age1991: 0.095 % of total employed population in working age1993: 0.104 % of total employed population in working age1994: 0.099 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.108 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age1997: 0.087 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.094 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.094 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.107 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.092 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.138 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.135 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.132 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.119 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.135 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.117 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.122 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.13 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.12 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.121 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.165 % 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 Luxembourg stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Luxembourg peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1985.

That places Luxembourg 45th out of 84 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1983 0.1%
1985 0.1% -9.3%
1986 0.1% +5.5%
1987 0.1% +4.3%
1988 0.1% -8.7%
1989 0.1% -0.3%
1991 0.1% +10.1%
1993 0.1% +9.0%
1994 0.1% -4.9%
1995 0.1% +9.3%
1996 0.1% -18.4%
1997 0.1% -1.4%
1998 0.1% +7.7%
1999 0.1% +0.7%
2000 0.1% +13.3%
2001 0.1% -14.4%
2004 0.1% +50.7%
2005 0.1% -2.2%
2006 0.1% -2.4%
2007 0.1% -9.6%
2008 0.1% +13.0%
2009 0.1% -12.9%
2010 0.1% +2.6%
2011 0.1% -0.5%
2012 0.1% +1.7%
2013 0.1% +6.7%
2014 0.1% -7.3%
2015 0.1% +0.7%
2016 0.2% +36.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Luxembourg?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Luxembourg was 0.2% 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1985.
How does Luxembourg rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Luxembourg ranks 45th 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 Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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