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

Spain: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
56th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Spain, 1992–2016

00.050.10.150.21992200420161992: 0.114 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.121 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.119 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.12 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.116 % of employed population aged 25-641997: 0.121 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.125 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.131 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.123 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.127 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.117 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.109 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.191 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.193 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.173 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.18 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.162 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.145 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.152 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.142 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.119 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.138 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.146 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.143 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.138 % 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 Spain is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

That places Spain 56th out of 81 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Spain, 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 Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% +5.5%
1994 0.1% -0.9%
1995 0.1% +0.2%
1996 0.1% -3.5%
1997 0.1% +5.1%
1998 0.1% +2.8%
1999 0.1% +5.3%
2000 0.1% -6.8%
2001 0.1% +3.9%
2002 0.1% -8.1%
2003 0.1% -6.6%
2004 0.2% +74.6%
2005 0.2% +1.0%
2006 0.2% -10.0%
2007 0.2% +3.7%
2008 0.2% -9.8%
2009 0.1% -10.6%
2010 0.2% +4.6%
2011 0.1% -6.0%
2012 0.1% -16.3%
2013 0.1% +15.9%
2014 0.1% +5.9%
2015 0.1% -2.1%
2016 0.1% -3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 8
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
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 Spain?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Spain was 0.1% 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Spain rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Spain ranks 56th 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 Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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