Netherlands vs Norway: Annual working hours per worker
Netherlands
1,439 hours per worker
in 2023
Norway
1,412 hours per worker
in 2023
Netherlands rank
124th
Norway rank
127th
Annual working hours per worker over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1,439 hours per worker against 1,412 hours per worker in Norway, a difference of 27 hours per worker.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Netherlands ranks 124th and Norway ranks 127th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,041 hours per worker | 2,068 hours per worker | 26.76 hours per worker | Norway |
| 1960s | 1,981 hours per worker | 1,969 hours per worker | 12.01 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1,720 hours per worker | 1,703 hours per worker | 17.1 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1,541 hours per worker | 1,532 hours per worker | 9.05 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1,486 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 3.55 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1,447 hours per worker | 1,427 hours per worker | 20.68 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1,440 hours per worker | 1,425 hours per worker | 14.17 hours per worker | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1,431 hours per worker | 1,417 hours per worker | 13.98 hours per worker | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual working hours per worker, Netherlands or Norway?
- Netherlands, at 1,439 hours per worker against 1,412 hours per worker in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual working hours per worker between Netherlands and Norway?
- 27 hours per worker, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for annual working hours per worker?
- Netherlands ranks 124th and Norway ranks 127th 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.