Luxembourg vs Netherlands: Annual working hours per worker
Luxembourg
1,452 hours per worker
in 2023
Netherlands
1,439 hours per worker
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
122nd
Netherlands rank
124th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1,452 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands, a difference of 13 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 122nd and Netherlands ranks 124th of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,703 hours per worker | 1,720 hours per worker | 17.51 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1,660 hours per worker | 1,541 hours per worker | 118.67 hours per worker | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1,615 hours per worker | 1,486 hours per worker | 128.77 hours per worker | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1,577 hours per worker | 1,447 hours per worker | 129.93 hours per worker | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1,511 hours per worker | 1,440 hours per worker | 71.4 hours per worker | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 1,447 hours per worker | 1,431 hours per worker | 15.26 hours per worker | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Luxembourg or Netherlands?
- Luxembourg, at 1,452 hours per worker against 1,439 hours per worker in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 13 hours per worker, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Netherlands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Netherlands rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Luxembourg ranks 122nd 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.