Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
down 13.7%
World rank
63rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1982
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
36
1981–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2020

0.10.150.20.250.31981200020201981: 0.301 % of employed population aged 25-641982: 0.311 % of employed population aged 25-641983: 0.293 % of employed population aged 25-641984: 0.298 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.287 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.278 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.269 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.267 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.241 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.242 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.239 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.229 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.226 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.245 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.236 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.244 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.226 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.235 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.226 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.219 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.205 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.2 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.194 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.188 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.178 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.168 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.15 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.158 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.14 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.128 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.117 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.104 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.109 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.114 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.119 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.103 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

The most recent figure for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil is 0.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 0.3% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 63rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Brazil, 1981 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1981 0.3%
1982 0.3% +3.2%
1983 0.3% -5.6%
1984 0.3% +1.8%
1985 0.3% -3.8%
1986 0.3% -3.1%
1987 0.3% -3.1%
1988 0.3% -0.9%
1989 0.2% -9.9%
1990 0.2% +0.8%
1992 0.2% -1.3%
1993 0.2% -4.3%
1995 0.2% -1.3%
1996 0.2% +8.4%
1997 0.2% -3.6%
1998 0.2% +3.3%
1999 0.2% -7.3%
2001 0.2% +3.7%
2002 0.2% -3.7%
2003 0.2% -2.8%
2004 0.2% -6.5%
2005 0.2% -2.4%
2006 0.2% -3.0%
2007 0.2% -3.2%
2008 0.2% -5.2%
2009 0.2% -6.0%
2011 0.2% -10.2%
2012 0.2% +4.7%
2013 0.1% -10.9%
2014 0.1% -9.0%
2015 0.1% -8.1%
2016 0.1% -11.3%
2017 0.1% +5.0%
2018 0.1% +4.6%
2019 0.1% +4.4%
2020 0.1% -13.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 60 Uruguay 0.1% compare
  2. 61 Italy 0.1% compare
  3. 62 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  4. 64 Ireland 0.1% compare
  5. 65 Sweden 0.1% compare
  6. 66 Norway 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 0.1% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1982.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 63rd out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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