Annual working hours per worker in Slovakia
Slovakia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,621 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,621 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
102nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,853 hours per worker
in 1995
All-time low
1,572 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Slovakia, 1990–2023
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
Slovakia recorded 1,621 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Slovakia peaked at 1,853 hours per worker in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,572 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Slovakia 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,828 hours per worker | — |
| 1991 | 1,828 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,828 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,828 hours per worker | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,827 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,853 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1,820 hours per worker | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,830 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1,822 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,816 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,816 hours per worker | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,801 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,754 hours per worker | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,698 hours per worker | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,742 hours per worker | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,769 hours per worker | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,774 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,791 hours per worker | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1,793 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,780 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,805 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,793 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,789 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1,772 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1,760 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1,754 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,740 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,714 hours per worker | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,704 hours per worker | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,692 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,572 hours per worker | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1,582 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,610 hours per worker | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,621 hours per worker | +0.7% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1,621 hours per worker is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1,621 hours per worker is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,828 hours per worker | 1,816 hours per worker | 1,853 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,772 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 1,816 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,752 hours per worker | 1,692 hours per worker | 1,805 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,596 hours per worker | 1,572 hours per worker | 1,621 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Slovakia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Slovakia was 1,621 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,853 hours per worker in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,572 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Slovakia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Slovakia ranks 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.