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
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
Average working hours per worker in a given year.