Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual working hours per worker was 1,439 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,439
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
124th
of 130 countries
All-time high
3,274
in 1870
All-time low
1,402
in 2020
Years of data
80
1870–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands, 1870–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Netherlands stood at 1,439.
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 in 1870 and was at its lowest, 1,402, 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.
Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 3,274 | — |
| 1880 | 3,194 | -2.4% |
| 1890 | 3,105 | -2.8% |
| 1900 | 3,037 | -2.2% |
| 1913 | 2,942 | -3.1% |
| 1929 | 2,233 | -24.1% |
| 1938 | 2,281 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 1,972 | -13.5% |
| 1951 | 1,983 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1,989 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 2,010 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 2,036 | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 2,057 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 2,074 | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 2,089 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 2,093 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 2,106 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 2,104 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 2,056 | -2.3% |
| 1962 | 2,006 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1,975 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 1,957 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 1,952 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 1,947 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1,930 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1,907 | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 1,850 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 1,816 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,815 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,788 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1,734 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,681 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,665 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,644 | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,615 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,594 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1,591 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,590 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,576 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,561 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,553 | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,536 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,521 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,499 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,496 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,491 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,486 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,476 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,483 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,472 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1,480 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,491 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,506 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,492 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,489 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,487 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,474 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,464 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,446 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,437 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,458 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,444 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,440 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,440 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,439 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,431 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,430 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,431 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,422 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,427 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,439 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,438 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,451 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,451 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,451 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,457 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,402 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,442 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,443 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,439 | -0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1,439 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,668, 86% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1,439 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3,274 | 3,274 | 3,274 | 1 |
| 1880s | 3,194 | 3,194 | 3,194 | 1 |
| 1890s | 3,105 | 3,105 | 3,105 | 1 |
| 1900s | 3,037 | 3,037 | 3,037 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2,942 | 2,942 | 2,942 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2,233 | 2,233 | 2,233 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2,281 | 2,281 | 2,281 | 1 |
| 1950s | 2,041 | 1,972 | 2,106 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,981 | 1,907 | 2,104 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,720 | 1,594 | 1,850 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,541 | 1,491 | 1,591 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,486 | 1,472 | 1,506 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 | 1,431 | 1,474 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,440 | 1,422 | 1,457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,431 | 1,402 | 1,443 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Netherlands?
- Annual working hours per worker in Netherlands was 1,439 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,274 in 1870.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,402 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 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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