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

Czechia: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
48th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1999
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
20
1997–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Czechia, 1997–2016

00.050.10.150.20.251997200620161997: 0.228 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.229 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.231 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.219 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.183 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.19 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.202 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.21 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.22 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.213 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.206 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.215 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.204 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.201 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.194 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.192 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.186 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.179 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.171 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.163 % 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 Czechia is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Czechia peaked at 0.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

That places Czechia 48th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Czechia, 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 Czechia, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1997 0.2%
1998 0.2% +0.4%
1999 0.2% +1.0%
2000 0.2% -5.3%
2001 0.2% -16.3%
2002 0.2% +4.1%
2003 0.2% +6.3%
2004 0.2% +3.7%
2005 0.2% +4.9%
2006 0.2% -3.4%
2007 0.2% -3.3%
2008 0.2% +4.6%
2009 0.2% -5.0%
2010 0.2% -1.9%
2011 0.2% -3.2%
2012 0.2% -1.3%
2013 0.2% -2.7%
2014 0.2% -3.7%
2015 0.2% -4.7%
2016 0.2% -4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 3
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 45 Luxembourg 0.2% compare
  2. 46 Poland 0.2% compare
  3. 47 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  4. 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  5. 50 Portugal 0.2% compare
  6. 51 United States of America 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Czechia?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Czechia was 0.2% 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 Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Czechia rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Czechia ranks 48th 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 Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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