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

Costa Rica: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
16th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2010
All-time low
0.3%
in 1989
Years of data
25
1989–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 1989–2016

00.10.20.30.41989200220161989: 0.283 % of employed population aged 25-641990: 0.306 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.285 % of employed population aged 25-641992: 0.323 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.319 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.328 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.329 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.356 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.353 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.352 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.343 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.326 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.333 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.358 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.346 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.363 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.341 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.32 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.348 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.354 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.365 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.349 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.329 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.319 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1989.

That places Costa Rica 16th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica, 1989 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.3%
1990 0.3% +8.4%
1991 0.3% -7.1%
1992 0.3% +13.5%
1993 0.3% -1.4%
1994 0.3% +3.0%
1995 0.3% +0.3%
1996 0.4% +8.1%
1997 0.4% -0.8%
1998 0.4% -0.3%
1999 0.3% -2.7%
2000 0.3% -4.9%
2001 0.3% +2.1%
2002 0.4% +7.5%
2003 0.3% -3.4%
2004 0.4% +5.1%
2005 0.3% -6.2%
2006 0.3% -6.1%
2007 0.3% +8.8%
2008 0.4% +1.6%
2009 0.3% -14.7%
2010 0.4% +21.0%
2012 0.3% -4.3%
2015 0.3% -5.6%
2016 0.3% -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Costa Rica was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1989.
How does Costa Rica rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Costa Rica ranks 16th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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
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Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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