Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita in Finland
Finland: Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita was 1,497 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita in Finland, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1,497 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Finland peaked at 2,011 hours per worker in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,497 hours per worker, in 2023.
That places Finland 119th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,994 hours per worker | 1,991 hours per worker | 1,996 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,984 hours per worker | 1,936 hours per worker | 2,011 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,824 hours per worker | 1,753 hours per worker | 1,921 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,707 hours per worker | 1,685 hours per worker | 1,734 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,666 hours per worker | 1,653 hours per worker | 1,679 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,582 hours per worker | 1,652 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,536 hours per worker | 1,588 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,497 hours per worker | 1,529 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 116 Switzerland 1,529 hours per worker compare
- 117 United Kingdom 1,523 hours per worker compare
- 118 Mozambique 1,507 hours per worker compare
- 120 France 1,487 hours per worker compare
- 121 Uruguay 1,481 hours per worker compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Finland?
- Annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita in Finland was 1,497 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,011 hours per worker in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,497 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 119th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.