Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual working hours per worker was 1,439 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands, 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
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Netherlands stood at 1,439 hours per worker.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Netherlands peaked at 3,274 hours per worker in 1870 and was at its lowest, 1,402 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Netherlands 124th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,274 hours per worker | 3,274 hours per worker | 3,274 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,194 hours per worker | 3,194 hours per worker | 3,194 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,105 hours per worker | 3,105 hours per worker | 3,105 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,037 hours per worker | 3,037 hours per worker | 3,037 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,942 hours per worker | 2,942 hours per worker | 2,942 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,233 hours per worker | 2,233 hours per worker | 2,233 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,281 hours per worker | 2,281 hours per worker | 2,281 hours per worker | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,041 hours per worker | 1,972 hours per worker | 2,106 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,981 hours per worker | 1,907 hours per worker | 2,104 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,720 hours per worker | 1,594 hours per worker | 1,850 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,541 hours per worker | 1,491 hours per worker | 1,591 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,486 hours per worker | 1,472 hours per worker | 1,506 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 hours per worker | 1,431 hours per worker | 1,474 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,440 hours per worker | 1,422 hours per worker | 1,457 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,431 hours per worker | 1,402 hours per worker | 1,443 hours per worker | 4 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Netherlands?
- Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands was 1,439 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,274 hours per worker in 1870.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,402 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Netherlands ranks 124th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.