Austria vs Luxembourg: Annual working hours per worker

Austria
1,438 hours per worker
in 2023
Luxembourg
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
Austria rank
125th
Luxembourg rank
122nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Austria
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,438 hours per worker in Austria, a difference of 14 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 125th and Luxembourg ranks 122nd of 130 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 1,774 hours per worker 1,703 hours per worker 71.17 hours per worker Austria
1980s 1,708 hours per worker 1,660 hours per worker 47.57 hours per worker Austria
1990s 1,687 hours per worker 1,615 hours per worker 72.06 hours per worker Austria
2000s 1,636 hours per worker 1,577 hours per worker 58.78 hours per worker Austria
2010s 1,520 hours per worker 1,511 hours per worker 9.01 hours per worker Austria
2020s 1,428 hours per worker 1,447 hours per worker 18.41 hours per worker Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Austria or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 1,452 hours per worker against 1,438 hours per worker in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Austria and Luxembourg?
14 hours per worker, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Luxembourg?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Austria and Luxembourg rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Austria ranks 125th and Luxembourg ranks 122nd of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
Last refreshed

Average working hours per worker in a given year.