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

Panama: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.1%
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
71st
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2018
Years of data
23
1989–2018

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Panama, 1989–2018

00.050.10.150.21989200320181989: 0.116 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.123 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.159 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.166 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.179 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.171 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.155 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.156 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.168 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.17 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.17 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.171 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.151 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.141 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.146 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.139 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.124 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.143 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.133 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.104 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.108 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.096 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.082 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

In 2018, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Panama stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Panama peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2018.

Panama ranks 71st of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Panama, 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 Panama, 1989 to 2018.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1989 0.1%
1991 0.1% +5.6%
1995 0.2% +29.9%
1997 0.2% +4.3%
1998 0.2% +7.8%
1999 0.2% -4.7%
2000 0.2% -8.9%
2001 0.2% +0.2%
2002 0.2% +7.7%
2003 0.2% +1.5%
2004 0.2% -0.0%
2005 0.2% +0.7%
2006 0.2% -12.0%
2007 0.1% -6.2%
2008 0.1% +3.4%
2009 0.1% -5.1%
2010 0.1% -10.9%
2011 0.1% +15.6%
2012 0.1% -7.2%
2015 0.1% -21.5%
2016 0.1% +3.8%
2017 0.1% -11.3%
2018 0.1% -14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Panama?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Panama was 0.1% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2018.
How does Panama rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Panama ranks 71st out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Panama 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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