Annual working hours per worker in Germany
Germany: Annual working hours per worker was 1,335 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Germany, 1870–2023
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
Germany recorded 1,335 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Germany peaked at 3,284 hours per worker in 1870 and was at its lowest, 1,314 hours per worker, in 2020.
Germany ranks 130th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,284 hours per worker | 3,284 hours per worker | 3,284 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,223 hours per worker | 3,223 hours per worker | 3,223 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,108 hours per worker | 3,108 hours per worker | 3,108 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,056 hours per worker | 3,056 hours per worker | 3,056 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,723 hours per worker | 2,723 hours per worker | 2,723 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,128 hours per worker | 2,128 hours per worker | 2,128 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,187 hours per worker | 2,187 hours per worker | 2,187 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,314 hours per worker | 2,205 hours per worker | 2,427 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,080 hours per worker | 1,988 hours per worker | 2,181 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,857 hours per worker | 1,775 hours per worker | 1,972 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,682 hours per worker | 1,606 hours per worker | 1,756 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,532 hours per worker | 1,490 hours per worker | 1,583 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,445 hours per worker | 1,407 hours per worker | 1,465 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,399 hours per worker | 1,372 hours per worker | 1,427 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,333 hours per worker | 1,314 hours per worker | 1,342 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Germany?
- Annual working hours per worker in Germany was 1,335 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3,284 hours per worker in 1870.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,314 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Germany ranks 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.