France vs Luxembourg: Annual working hours per worker

France
1,487 hours per worker
in 2023
Luxembourg
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
France rank
120th
Luxembourg rank
122nd

Annual working hours per worker over time

  • France
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

France currently reports 1,487 hours per worker against 1,452 hours per worker in Luxembourg, a difference of 35 hours per worker.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 120th and Luxembourg ranks 122nd of 130 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 1,890 hours per worker 1,703 hours per worker 187.66 hours per worker France
1980s 1,667 hours per worker 1,660 hours per worker 7.24 hours per worker France
1990s 1,590 hours per worker 1,615 hours per worker 24.65 hours per worker Luxembourg
2000s 1,516 hours per worker 1,577 hours per worker 60.67 hours per worker Luxembourg
2010s 1,511 hours per worker 1,511 hours per worker 0.441 hours per worker France
2020s 1,460 hours per worker 1,447 hours per worker 12.94 hours per worker France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual working hours per worker, France or Luxembourg?
France, at 1,487 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 France and Luxembourg?
35 hours per worker, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Luxembourg?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do France and Luxembourg rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
France ranks 120th 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.