Finland vs France: Annual working hours per worker
Finland
1,497 hours per worker
in 2023
France
1,487 hours per worker
in 2023
Finland rank
119th
France rank
120th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1,497 hours per worker against 1,487 hours per worker in France, a difference of 10 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 119th and France ranks 120th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,994 hours per worker | 2,277 hours per worker | 282.78 hours per worker | France |
| 1960s | 1,984 hours per worker | 2,136 hours per worker | 152.75 hours per worker | France |
| 1970s | 1,824 hours per worker | 1,890 hours per worker | 66.02 hours per worker | France |
| 1980s | 1,707 hours per worker | 1,667 hours per worker | 39.98 hours per worker | Finland |
| 1990s | 1,666 hours per worker | 1,590 hours per worker | 75.96 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,516 hours per worker | 102.15 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,511 hours per worker | 47.89 hours per worker | Finland |
| 2020s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,460 hours per worker | 56.61 hours per worker | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 1,497 hours per worker against 1,487 hours per worker in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Finland and France?
- 10 hours per worker, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Finland ranks 119th and France ranks 120th 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.