Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
78
Highest
0.8%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Republic of Moldova
Median
0.2%
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
1,035
What the numbers show
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) is currently reported for 78 countries. The highest value is 0.8% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Republic of Moldova.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 34.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 158.2%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 78.8%).
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 0.8% | 2019 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 5 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 7 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2011 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 8 | Georgia | 0.5% | 2013 | up 158.2% | rising |
| 9 | Türkiye | 0.4% | 2013 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 10 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2017 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.4% | 2018 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2015 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 14 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 16 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2011 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 17 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 19 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2017 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2019 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 27 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 28 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 0.2% | 2017 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2014 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.2% | 2014 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 32 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2017 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 38 | Belize | 0.2% | 1999 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 39 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2018 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2008 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 41 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 46 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 48 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2002 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 49 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 50 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 51 | United States | 0.1% | 2018 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 52 | Austria | 0.1% | 2003 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 53 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 54 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 55 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 59 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2019 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2020 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 62 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 63 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 64 | Panama | 0.1% | 2018 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 65 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2004 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 67 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 68 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 69 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 71 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 72 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 0.0% | 2016 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 75 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 77 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 46.4% | volatile |