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

Nicaragua: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.3%
World rank
24th
of 78 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1993
All-time low
0.3%
in 2014
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.10.20.30.41993200320141993: 0.433 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.402 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.383 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.363 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.354 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.31 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Nicaragua is 0.3%, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Nicaragua peaked at 0.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.

Nicaragua ranks 24th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1993 0.4%
1998 0.4% -7.2%
2001 0.4% -4.8%
2005 0.4% -5.1%
2009 0.4% -2.5%
2014 0.3% -12.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.3% compare
  2. 22 Ghana 0.3% compare
  3. 23 Costa Rica 0.3% compare
  4. 25 Peru 0.3% compare
  5. 26 Indonesia 0.3% compare
  6. 27 Mexico 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Nicaragua?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Nicaragua was 0.3% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
How does Nicaragua rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Nicaragua ranks 24th out of 78 countries with data for 2014.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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