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

Tunisia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
0.2%
World rank
34th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
Years of data
6
1997–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Tunisia, 1997–2015

00.10.20.30.41997200620151997: 0.291 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.322 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.373 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.381 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.282 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.238 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Tunisia peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.

Tunisia ranks 34th 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 Tunisia, 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 Tunisia, 1997 to 2015.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.3%
2000 0.3% +10.9%
2001 0.4% +15.7%
2005 0.4% +2.1%
2010 0.3% -25.9%
2015 0.2% -15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 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 Tunisia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Tunisia was 0.2% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
How does Tunisia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Tunisia ranks 34th out of 84 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tunisia 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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