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

Cyprus: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
67th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2006
All-time low
0.1%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2005–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Cyprus, 2005–2016

00.050.10.150.22005201020162005: 0.193 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.201 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.168 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.155 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.132 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.129 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.115 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.104 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.097 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.087 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.085 % 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 Cyprus is 0.1%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Cyprus peaked at 0.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2016.

Cyprus ranks 67th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus, 2005 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2005 0.2%
2006 0.2% +4.5%
2007 0.2% -16.5%
2008 0.2% -7.6%
2009 0.1% -14.9%
2011 0.1% -2.4%
2012 0.1% -11.1%
2013 0.1% -9.3%
2014 0.1% -6.8%
2015 0.1% -10.0%
2016 0.1% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 64 Sweden 0.1% compare
  2. 65 Norway 0.1% compare
  3. 66 Finland 0.1% compare
  4. 68 Malta 0.1% compare
  5. 69 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
  6. 70 Panama 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 Cyprus?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Cyprus was 0.1% 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
How does Cyprus rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Cyprus ranks 67th out of 81 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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