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

Finland: 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
up 9.7%
World rank
67th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 2015
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Finland, 1995–2016

00.050.10.151995200520161995: 0.137 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.158 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.159 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.146 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.105 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.106 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.101 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.104 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.106 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.092 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.092 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.097 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.088 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.087 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.083 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.078 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.086 % 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 Finland is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Finland peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.

That places Finland 67th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Finland, 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 Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1995 0.1%
1996 0.2% +15.3%
1997 0.2% +0.7%
1998 0.1% -8.4%
2004 0.1% -27.9%
2005 0.1% +0.9%
2006 0.1% -5.2%
2007 0.1% +2.8%
2008 0.1% +2.6%
2009 0.1% -13.4%
2010 0.1% -0.1%
2011 0.1% +5.3%
2012 0.1% -9.1%
2013 0.1% -0.6%
2014 0.1% -5.3%
2015 0.1% -5.2%
2016 0.1% +9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 64 Ireland 0.1% compare
  2. 65 Sweden 0.1% compare
  3. 66 Norway 0.1% compare
  4. 68 Cyprus 0.1% compare
  5. 69 Malta 0.1% compare
  6. 70 Kyrgyzstan 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 Finland?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Finland 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
How does Finland rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Finland ranks 67th 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 Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland 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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