Austria vs Netherlands: Annual working hours per worker
Austria
1,438 hours per worker
in 2023
Netherlands
1,439 hours per worker
in 2023
Austria rank
125th
Netherlands rank
124th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Austria
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,439 hours per worker against 1,438 hours per worker in Austria, a difference of 1 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Austria ranks 125th and Netherlands ranks 124th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,937 hours per worker | 2,041 hours per worker | 103.67 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1,877 hours per worker | 1,981 hours per worker | 104.26 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1,774 hours per worker | 1,720 hours per worker | 53.66 hours per worker | Austria |
| 1980s | 1,708 hours per worker | 1,541 hours per worker | 166.24 hours per worker | Austria |
| 1990s | 1,687 hours per worker | 1,486 hours per worker | 200.83 hours per worker | Austria |
| 2000s | 1,636 hours per worker | 1,447 hours per worker | 188.71 hours per worker | Austria |
| 2010s | 1,520 hours per worker | 1,440 hours per worker | 80.41 hours per worker | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,428 hours per worker | 1,431 hours per worker | 3.15 hours per worker | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Austria or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1,439 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 Netherlands?
- 1 hours per worker, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Austria ranks 125th and Netherlands ranks 124th 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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.