Annual working hours per worker in Czechia
Czechia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,774 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Czechia, 1993–2023
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
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Czechia is 1,774 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Czechia peaked at 1,900 hours per worker in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,673 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Czechia 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,849 hours per worker | 1,829 hours per worker | 1,891 hours per worker | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,808 hours per worker | 1,775 hours per worker | 1,900 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,778 hours per worker | 1,750 hours per worker | 1,805 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,737 hours per worker | 1,673 hours per worker | 1,779 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 84 Madagascar 1,799 hours per worker compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
- 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
- 88 Turkey 1,747 hours per worker compare
- 89 Portugal 1,735 hours per worker compare
- 90 Canada 1,731 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Czechia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Czechia was 1,774 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 recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,900 hours per worker in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,673 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Czechia ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.