Annual working hours per person employed in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,520 Hours in 2016. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per person employed in Luxembourg, 1970–2016
Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Hours.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1,520 Hours for annual working hours per person employed in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Luxembourg peaked at 1,858 Hours in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,503 Hours, in 2013.
That places Luxembourg 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,783 Hours | 1,710 Hours | 1,858 Hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,646 Hours | 1,626 Hours | 1,693 Hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,601 Hours | 1,583 Hours | 1,635 Hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,568 Hours | 1,516 Hours | 1,602 Hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,513 Hours | 1,503 Hours | 1,521 Hours | 7 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.7% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Luxembourg?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Luxembourg was 1,520 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,858 Hours in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,503 Hours in 2013.
- How does Luxembourg rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Luxembourg ranks 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.