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

El Salvador: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
17th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.10.20.30.41991200420171991: 0.311 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.289 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.286 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.338 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.302 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.288 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.294 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.304 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.303 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.342 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.346 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.355 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.326 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.318 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.299 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.317 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.323 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.318 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

In 2017, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

That places El Salvador 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.3% -7.1%
1996 0.3% -1.1%
1998 0.3% +18.3%
1999 0.3% -10.6%
2000 0.3% -0.2%
2001 0.3% -4.5%
2002 0.3% +2.0%
2003 0.3% +3.5%
2004 0.3% -0.5%
2005 0.3% +13.0%
2006 0.3% +1.1%
2007 0.4% +2.5%
2008 0.3% -8.0%
2009 0.3% -2.4%
2012 0.3% -6.0%
2014 0.3% +6.0%
2015 0.3% -1.6%
2016 0.3% +3.5%
2017 0.3% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does El Salvador rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 17th out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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