Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India
India: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed population in working age.
Analysis
In 2019, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1987.
India ranks 1st of 78 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India, year by year
| Year | % of urban employed population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.5% | — |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +54.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 2 Bangladesh 0.6% compare
- 3 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
- 4 Cambodia 0.5% compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India?
- Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in India was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1987.
- How does India rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
- India ranks 1st out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
- Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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