Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
80
Highest
0.6%
India
Lowest
0.0%
Lithuania
Median
0.2%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,158
What the numbers show
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 80 countries. The highest value is 0.6% in India; the lowest is 0.0% in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.2%, and the mean is 0.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 117.7%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 75.9%).
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 0.6% | 2019 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 3 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2011 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 4 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2012 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 6 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 7 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Namibia | 0.4% | 2015 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.4% | 2017 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 10 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3% | 2020 | down 38.8% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2017 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 12 | Guatemala | 0.3% | 2011 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 13 | Jordan | 0.3% | 2016 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2018 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2013 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2016 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 17 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2017 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 0.3% | 2015 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 0.3% | 2019 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 21 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2016 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2020 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Peru | 0.3% | 2016 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2021 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0.3% | 2014 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 0.3% | 2017 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 27 | Belize | 0.3% | 1999 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 28 | Korea | 0.3% | 2017 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Albania | 0.3% | 2019 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 0.2% | 2019 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 31 | Greece | 0.2% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 32 | Kosovo | 0.2% | 2014 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 33 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 34 | Iceland | 0.2% | 2015 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 35 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2019 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 36 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2017 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritius | 0.2% | 2012 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 0.2% | 2013 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 39 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2008 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 40 | Argentina | 0.2% | 2018 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 41 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 42 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 43 | United Kingdom | 0.2% | 2016 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 0.2% | 2016 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 0.2% | 2016 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 46 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 0.2% | 2016 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 48 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.2% | 2006 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 49 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 50 | United States | 0.2% | 2018 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 51 | France | 0.2% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Austria | 0.2% | 2003 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 53 | Chile | 0.2% | 2017 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.2% | 2021 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 55 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | down 9.4% | flat |
| 56 | Spain | 0.1% | 2016 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 57 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 58 | Slovak Republic | 0.1% | 2016 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2019 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 60 | Italy | 0.1% | 2016 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 61 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.1% | 2020 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 63 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 64 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 65 | Norway | 0.1% | 2016 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 66 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 67 | Cyprus | 0.1% | 2016 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 68 | Malta | 0.1% | 2016 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 0.1% | 2018 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 72 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 73 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 74 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 75 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2016 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 77 | Romania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 78 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2016 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2021 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.0% | 2016 | down 74.9% | volatile |