Finland vs Luxembourg: Annual working hours per worker

Finland
1,497 hours per worker
in 2023
Luxembourg
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
Finland rank
119th
Luxembourg rank
122nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • Finland
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 1,497 hours per worker against 1,452 hours per worker in Luxembourg, a difference of 45 hours per worker.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 119th and Luxembourg ranks 122nd of 130 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 1,824 hours per worker 1,703 hours per worker 121.64 hours per worker Finland
1980s 1,707 hours per worker 1,660 hours per worker 47.22 hours per worker Finland
1990s 1,666 hours per worker 1,615 hours per worker 51.31 hours per worker Finland
2000s 1,619 hours per worker 1,577 hours per worker 41.48 hours per worker Finland
2010s 1,559 hours per worker 1,511 hours per worker 48.33 hours per worker Finland
2020s 1,516 hours per worker 1,447 hours per worker 69.55 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 Luxembourg?
Finland, at 1,497 hours per worker against 1,452 hours per worker in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Finland and Luxembourg?
45 hours per worker, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Luxembourg?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Finland and Luxembourg rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
Finland ranks 119th 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.