Annual working hours per worker in Lithuania

Lithuania: Annual working hours per worker was 1,640 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1,640 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
98th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,732 hours per worker
in 2008
All-time low
1,550 hours per worker
in 1999
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Lithuania, 1995–2023

05001.0k1.5k1995200920231995: 1.6k hours per worker1996: 1.6k hours per worker1997: 1.6k hours per worker1998: 1.6k hours per worker1999: 1.6k hours per worker2000: 1.7k hours per worker2001: 1.6k hours per worker2002: 1.6k hours per worker2003: 1.6k hours per worker2004: 1.7k hours per worker2005: 1.7k hours per worker2006: 1.7k hours per worker2007: 1.7k hours per worker2008: 1.7k hours per worker2009: 1.7k hours per worker2010: 1.7k hours per worker2011: 1.7k hours per worker2012: 1.7k hours per worker2013: 1.7k hours per worker2014: 1.6k hours per worker2015: 1.7k hours per worker2016: 1.7k hours per worker2017: 1.7k hours per worker2018: 1.7k hours per worker2019: 1.7k hours per worker2020: 1.6k hours per worker2021: 1.6k hours per worker2022: 1.6k hours per worker2023: 1.6k hours per worker

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

In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Lithuania stood at 1,640 hours per worker.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Lithuania peaked at 1,732 hours per worker in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,550 hours per worker, in 1999.

Lithuania ranks 98th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,561 hours per worker 1,550 hours per worker 1,597 hours per worker 5
2000s 1,667 hours per worker 1,602 hours per worker 1,732 hours per worker 10
2010s 1,671 hours per worker 1,650 hours per worker 1,697 hours per worker 10
2020s 1,620 hours per worker 1,596 hours per worker 1,640 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 95 Ghana 1,656 hours per worker compare
  2. 97 Japan 1,654 hours per worker compare
  3. 99 Spain 1,638 hours per worker compare
  4. 100 Mexico 1,629 hours per worker compare
  5. 101 Latvia 1,625 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker in Lithuania?
Annual working hours per worker in Lithuania was 1,640 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 1,732 hours per worker in 2008.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1,550 hours per worker in 1999.
How does Lithuania rank for annual working hours per worker?
Lithuania ranks 98th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lithuania 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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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours per worker
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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