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

Uruguay: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
59th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.10.20.31998200820191998: 0.264 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.253 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.232 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.211 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.204 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.221 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.209 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.239 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.228 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.242 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.216 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.206 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.197 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.174 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.163 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.157 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.144 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.133 % of employed population aged 25-642018: 0.126 % of employed population aged 25-642019: 0.118 % of employed population aged 25-64

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

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.1% 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 6.1% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Uruguay ranks 59th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Uruguay, 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 Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.3% -4.0%
2001 0.2% -8.5%
2002 0.2% -9.0%
2003 0.2% -3.3%
2004 0.2% +8.4%
2005 0.2% -5.6%
2006 0.2% +14.5%
2007 0.2% -4.6%
2008 0.2% +6.0%
2009 0.2% -10.7%
2010 0.2% -4.2%
2011 0.2% -4.7%
2012 0.2% -11.7%
2014 0.2% -6.3%
2015 0.2% -3.7%
2016 0.1% -8.3%
2017 0.1% -7.7%
2018 0.1% -5.0%
2019 0.1% -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9

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  5. 61 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  6. 62 Brazil 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 Uruguay?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Uruguay was 0.1% 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Uruguay ranks 59th out of 81 countries with data for 2019.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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