Annual working hours per person employed in Germany
Germany: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,355 Hours in 2017. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Germany, 1970–2017
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1,355 Hours for annual working hours per person employed in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Germany peaked at 1,960 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,355 Hours, in 2017.
That places Germany 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,845 Hours | 1,764 Hours | 1,960 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,672 Hours | 1,595 Hours | 1,745 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,528 Hours | 1,479 Hours | 1,572 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,422 Hours | 1,373 Hours | 1,452 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,371 Hours | 1,355 Hours | 1,393 Hours | 8 |
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More work & labour data for Germany
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Germany?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Germany was 1,355 Hours in 2017, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,960 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,355 Hours in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 37 countries with data for 2017.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Regular hours worked by full-time and part-time workers, paid and unpaid overtime, hours worked in additional jobs, and time not worked because of public holidays, annual paid leave, strikes and labour disputes, and other reasons.