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

Mexico: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2006
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Mexico, 2005–2020

00.10.20.32005201220202005: 0.296 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.313 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.303 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.307 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.303 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.3 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.292 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.304 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.291 % of employed population aged 25-642020: 0.29 % 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 Mexico is 0.3%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Mexico peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

Mexico ranks 22nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Mexico, 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 Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2005 0.3%
2006 0.3% +5.6%
2009 0.3% -1.2%
2010 0.3% -1.8%
2011 0.3% +1.2%
2012 0.3% -1.4%
2013 0.3% -3.5%
2014 0.3% -0.1%
2015 0.3% +2.8%
2016 0.3% -2.6%
2017 0.3% +3.9%
2018 0.3% -4.4%
2019 0.3% +0.1%
2020 0.3% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Mexico?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Mexico was 0.3% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does Mexico rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Mexico ranks 22nd out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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