Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands
Netherlands: Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly was 103.9 Index, 2021=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2021=100.
Analysis
In 2026, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands stood at 103.9 Index, 2021=100.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands peaked at 106.2 Index, 2021=100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.1 Index, 2021=100, in 2009.
That places Netherlands 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Index, 2021=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.1 Index, 2021=100 | — |
| 2010 | 96.7 Index, 2021=100 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 97.1 Index, 2021=100 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.9 Index, 2021=100 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97 Index, 2021=100 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.2 Index, 2021=100 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.1 Index, 2021=100 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.2 Index, 2021=100 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 101.8 Index, 2021=100 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 104.3 Index, 2021=100 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 105.8 Index, 2021=100 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 102.9 Index, 2021=100 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 101.9 Index, 2021=100 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 105.4 Index, 2021=100 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 105.4 Index, 2021=100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 105.2 Index, 2021=100 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 106.2 Index, 2021=100 | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 103.9 Index, 2021=100 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1 Index, 2021=100 | 96.1 Index, 2021=100 | 96.1 Index, 2021=100 | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.41 Index, 2021=100 | 96.7 Index, 2021=100 | 105.8 Index, 2021=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.41 Index, 2021=100 | 101.9 Index, 2021=100 | 106.2 Index, 2021=100 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands?
- Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Netherlands was 103.9 Index, 2021=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 106.2 Index, 2021=100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1 Index, 2021=100 in 2009.
- How does Netherlands rank for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly?
- Netherlands ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2026.
- Is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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