Annual working hours per person employed in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual working hours per person employed was 1,590 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
1,590
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
2,082
in 1970
All-time low
1,575
in 2014
Years of data
47
1970–2016
Annual working hours per person employed in Switzerland, 1970–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per person employed in Switzerland is 1,590, measured in 2016.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per person employed in Switzerland peaked at 2,082 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,575, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 30th 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 | 1,995 | 1,917 | 2,082 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,835 | 1,791 | 1,901 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,693 | 1,658 | 1,781 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,645 | 1,622 | 1,683 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,598 | 1,575 | 1,624 | 7 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per person employed in Switzerland?
- Annual working hours per person employed in Switzerland was 1,590 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,082 in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per person employed recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,575 in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual working hours per person employed?
- Switzerland ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2016.
- Is annual working hours per person employed rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from 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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