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

Portugal: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
50th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1987
All-time low
0.1%
in 2010
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Portugal, 1986–2016

00.050.10.150.21986200120161986: 0.187 % of employed population aged 25-641987: 0.195 % of employed population aged 25-641991: 0.184 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.153 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.134 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.141 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.136 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.128 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.115 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.099 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.119 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.142 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.162 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.172 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.164 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.159 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Portugal stood at 0.2%.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.

That places Portugal 50th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Portugal, 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 Portugal, 1986 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1986 0.2%
1987 0.2% +3.8%
1991 0.2% -5.7%
2004 0.2% -16.9%
2005 0.1% -12.4%
2006 0.1% +5.3%
2007 0.1% -3.6%
2008 0.1% -5.8%
2009 0.1% -10.2%
2010 0.1% -13.7%
2011 0.1% +19.8%
2012 0.1% +19.9%
2013 0.2% +13.7%
2014 0.2% +6.4%
2015 0.2% -4.5%
2016 0.2% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 47 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  2. 48 Czechia 0.2% compare
  3. 49 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2% compare
  4. 51 United States 0.2% compare
  5. 52 France 0.2% compare
  6. 53 Austria 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Portugal?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Portugal 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
How does Portugal rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Portugal ranks 50th 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 Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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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