Germany vs Spain: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2,055 Persons against 1,324 Persons in Spain, a difference of 731 Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times Spain's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th of 40 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,859 Persons | 1,472 Persons | 1,387 Persons | Germany |
| 1990s | 3,409 Persons | 1,582 Persons | 1,827 Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 3,581 Persons | 2,172 Persons | 1,409 Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 3,458 Persons | 1,755 Persons | 1,703 Persons | Germany |
| 2020s | 2,342 Persons | 1,370 Persons | 971.88 Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long usual weekly working hours — employment, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 2,055 Persons against 1,324 Persons in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long usual weekly working hours — employment between Germany and Spain?
- 731 Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Germany ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.