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

Argentina: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
39th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2012–2018

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina, 2012–2018

00.050.10.150.22012201520182012: 0.219 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.199 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.201 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.192 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.189 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.187 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2018, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

That places Argentina 39th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Argentina, 2012 to 2018.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2012 0.2%
2014 0.2% -8.8%
2015 0.2% +0.9%
2016 0.2% -4.5%
2017 0.2% -1.8%
2018 0.2% -0.9%

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Argentina was 0.2% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
How does Argentina rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Argentina ranks 39th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,035 data points, 1980–2021
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