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

Sweden: 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 0.1%
World rank
65th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2004
All-time low
0.0%
in 2009
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sweden, 2004–2016

0.020.040.060.080.12004201020162004: 0.094 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.084 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.09 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.083 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.036 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.019 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.026 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.033 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.032 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.089 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.093 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.093 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.093 % 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 Sweden is 0.1%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sweden peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.

Sweden ranks 65th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sweden, 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 Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% -10.8%
2006 0.1% +6.9%
2007 0.1% -7.7%
2008 0.0% -56.2%
2009 0.0% -47.2%
2010 0.0% +36.5%
2011 0.0% +28.2%
2012 0.0% -4.0%
2013 0.1% +175.7%
2014 0.1% +4.6%
2015 0.1% +0.7%
2016 0.1% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 62 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  2. 63 Brazil 0.1% compare
  3. 64 Ireland 0.1% compare
  4. 66 Norway 0.1% compare
  5. 67 Finland 0.1% compare
  6. 68 Cyprus 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sweden?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Sweden 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 Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Sweden ranks 65th 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 Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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