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

El Salvador: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.10.20.30.41991200420171991: 0.349 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.314 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.306 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.358 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.32 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.32 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.311 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.315 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.313 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.355 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.359 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.371 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.338 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.336 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.334 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.325 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.333 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.331 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

That places El Salvador 20th out of 78 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% -10.0%
1996 0.3% -2.5%
1998 0.4% +17.1%
1999 0.3% -10.7%
2000 0.3% +0.1%
2001 0.3% -3.0%
2002 0.3% +0.3%
2003 0.3% +1.2%
2004 0.3% -0.7%
2005 0.4% +13.3%
2006 0.4% +1.2%
2007 0.4% +3.4%
2008 0.3% -9.0%
2009 0.3% -0.5%
2012 0.3% -7.6%
2014 0.3% +7.5%
2015 0.3% -2.6%
2016 0.3% +2.4%
2017 0.3% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
El Salvador ranks 20th out of 78 countries with data for 2017.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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