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

Sri Lanka: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
19th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 1996
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.10.20.31992200320151992: 0.255 % of employed population aged 25-641993: 0.278 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.283 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.281 % of employed population aged 25-641996: 0.251 % of employed population aged 25-641998: 0.262 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.268 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.267 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.297 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.29 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.313 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.326 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.309 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.301 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.326 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.308 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.311 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.304 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.3% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2015.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% +9.3%
1994 0.3% +1.8%
1995 0.3% -0.7%
1996 0.3% -10.9%
1998 0.3% +4.6%
1999 0.3% +2.5%
2000 0.3% -0.5%
2001 0.3% +11.3%
2002 0.3% -2.4%
2003 0.3% -0.0%
2004 0.3% +7.8%
2007 0.3% +4.2%
2008 0.3% -5.2%
2011 0.3% -2.3%
2012 0.3% +8.0%
2013 0.3% -5.3%
2014 0.3% +0.9%
2015 0.3% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 82 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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