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

Turkey: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Turkey, 2000–2019

00.20.40.62000200920192000: 0.408 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.457 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.45 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.452 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.486 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.507 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.505 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.456 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.462 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.431 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.42 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.419 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.425 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.396 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.386 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.368 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.35 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.341 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.294 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

Turkey recorded 0.3% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Turkey peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2019.

Turkey ranks 20th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Turkey, 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 Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.5% +11.8%
2002 0.5% -1.4%
2003 0.5% +0.4%
2004 0.5% +7.4%
2005 0.5% +4.4%
2006 0.5% -0.4%
2007 0.5% -9.5%
2008 0.5% +1.3%
2009 0.4% -6.7%
2010 0.4% -2.5%
2011 0.4% -0.4%
2012 0.4% +1.4%
2013 0.4% -6.7%
2014 0.4% -2.6%
2015 0.4% -4.6%
2016 0.3% -4.9%
2017 0.3% -2.6%
2018 0.3% -8.4%
2019 0.3% -5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Turkey?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Turkey was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
How does Turkey rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Turkey ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkey 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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