Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United Kingdom, 1992–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United Kingdom is 0.2%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United Kingdom peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
United Kingdom ranks 48th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % of total employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 United Kingdom?
- Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does United Kingdom rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
- United Kingdom ranks 48th 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 United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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