Annual working hours per person employed in Lithuania
Lithuania: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,885 Hours in 2016. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours per person employed in Lithuania, 1995–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per person employed in Lithuania is 1,885 Hours, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Lithuania peaked at 1,934 Hours in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,726 Hours, in 1999.
Lithuania ranks 9th of 37 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,739 Hours | 1,726 Hours | 1,780 Hours | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,860 Hours | 1,786 Hours | 1,934 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,860 Hours | 1,834 Hours | 1,885 Hours | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Lithuania?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Lithuania was 1,885 Hours in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,934 Hours in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,726 Hours in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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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.