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

Mexico: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.294 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.309 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.304 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.3 % of urban employed population in working age2011: 0.306 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.3 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.291 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.291 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.299 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.289 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.301 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.287 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.288 % of urban employed population in working age2020: 0.285 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2020, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico stood at 0.3%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 27th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico, 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 Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
2005 0.3%
2006 0.3% +5.2%
2009 0.3% -1.5%
2010 0.3% -1.3%
2011 0.3% +2.0%
2012 0.3% -1.9%
2013 0.3% -3.0%
2014 0.3% +0.1%
2015 0.3% +2.5%
2016 0.3% -3.1%
2017 0.3% +4.1%
2018 0.3% -4.6%
2019 0.3% +0.1%
2020 0.3% -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Mexico was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Mexico ranks 27th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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