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

Luxembourg: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 34.5%
World rank
45th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 1997
Years of data
29
1983–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Luxembourg, 1983–2016

00.050.10.151983199920161983: 0.11 % of employed population aged 25-641985: 0.101 % of employed population aged 25-641986: 0.103 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.111 % of employed population aged 25-641988: 0.1 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.098 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.106 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.113 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.107 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.117 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.096 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.092 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.098 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.099 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.111 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.097 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.147 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.142 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.137 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.123 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.139 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.121 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.124 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.123 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.127 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.137 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.126 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.126 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.17 % 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 Luxembourg is 0.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Luxembourg peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1997.

That places Luxembourg 45th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg, 1983 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1983 0.1%
1985 0.1% -8.7%
1986 0.1% +2.2%
1987 0.1% +7.5%
1988 0.1% -9.7%
1989 0.1% -2.2%
1991 0.1% +8.7%
1993 0.1% +6.4%
1994 0.1% -5.6%
1995 0.1% +9.7%
1996 0.1% -17.7%
1997 0.1% -4.2%
1998 0.1% +6.4%
1999 0.1% +1.0%
2000 0.1% +12.2%
2001 0.1% -12.8%
2004 0.1% +51.4%
2005 0.1% -3.1%
2006 0.1% -4.0%
2007 0.1% -10.2%
2008 0.1% +12.9%
2009 0.1% -12.7%
2010 0.1% +2.2%
2011 0.1% -0.8%
2012 0.1% +3.5%
2013 0.1% +7.7%
2014 0.1% -8.1%
2015 0.1% +0.4%
2016 0.2% +34.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Luxembourg?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1997.
How does Luxembourg rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Luxembourg ranks 45th 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 Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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
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Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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