Annual working hours per worker in Slovenia
Slovenia: Annual working hours per worker was 1,588 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,588 hours per worker
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
112th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,755 hours per worker
in 1995
All-time low
1,533 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Slovenia, 1995–2023
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
Slovenia recorded 1,588 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Slovenia peaked at 1,755 hours per worker in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,533 hours per worker, in 2020.
Slovenia ranks 112th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,755 hours per worker | — |
| 1996 | 1,727 hours per worker | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,715 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,728 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,733 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,710 hours per worker | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,696 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,720 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,723 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,737 hours per worker | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,697 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,667 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,655 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,673 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,679 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,680 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,663 hours per worker | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1,644 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,662 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,682 hours per worker | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1,687 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,652 hours per worker | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,622 hours per worker | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,603 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,601 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,533 hours per worker | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1,594 hours per worker | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1,610 hours per worker | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,588 hours per worker | -1.4% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 1,588 hours per worker is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 1,588 hours per worker is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,732 hours per worker | 1,715 hours per worker | 1,755 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,696 hours per worker | 1,655 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,650 hours per worker | 1,601 hours per worker | 1,687 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,581 hours per worker | 1,533 hours per worker | 1,610 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Slovenia
More work & labour data for Slovenia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2522 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3442 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,335 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 606.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 773.01 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 859.02 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,632 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Slovenia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Slovenia was 1,588 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 Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,755 hours per worker in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,533 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Slovenia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Slovenia ranks 112th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.