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

Greece: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
31st
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2014
All-time low
0.1%
in 2011
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Greece, 1984–2016

00.10.20.31984200020161984: 0.211 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.24 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.244 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.256 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.237 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.227 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.15 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.139 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.132 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.145 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.242 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.261 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.25 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.247 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.2% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Greece peaked at 0.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.

Greece ranks 31st of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Greece, 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 Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1984 0.2%
2004 0.2% +13.7%
2005 0.2% +1.4%
2006 0.3% +5.1%
2007 0.2% -7.3%
2008 0.2% -4.2%
2009 0.2% -33.9%
2010 0.1% -7.3%
2011 0.1% -5.2%
2012 0.1% +9.7%
2013 0.2% +67.0%
2014 0.3% +7.8%
2015 0.2% -4.4%
2016 0.2% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 6
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Greece?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Greece 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
How does Greece rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Greece ranks 31st 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 Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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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