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Annual working hours per worker in Spain

Spain: Annual working hours per worker was 1,638 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,638 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
99th
of 130 countries
All-time high
2,968 hours per worker
in 1870
All-time low
1,563 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
81
1870–2023

Annual working hours per worker in Spain, 1870–2023

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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

Spain recorded 1,638 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Spain peaked at 2,968 hours per worker in 1870 and was at its lowest, 1,563 hours per worker, in 2020.

That places Spain 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 81 years of available data.

Annual working hours per worker in Spain, year by year

Year hours per worker Change
1870 2,968 hours per worker —
1880 2,876 hours per worker -3.1%
1890 2,787 hours per worker -3.1%
1900 2,710 hours per worker -2.8%
1913 2,601 hours per worker -4.0%
1929 2,342 hours per worker -10.0%
1938 2,030 hours per worker -13.3%
1950 2,205 hours per worker +8.6%
1951 2,201 hours per worker -0.2%
1952 2,197 hours per worker -0.2%
1953 2,193 hours per worker -0.2%
1954 2,210 hours per worker +0.8%
1955 2,192 hours per worker -0.8%
1956 2,176 hours per worker -0.7%
1957 2,161 hours per worker -0.7%
1958 2,146 hours per worker -0.7%
1959 2,136 hours per worker -0.5%
1960 2,126 hours per worker -0.4%
1961 2,108 hours per worker -0.9%
1962 2,091 hours per worker -0.8%
1963 2,074 hours per worker -0.8%
1964 2,028 hours per worker -2.2%
1965 2,021 hours per worker -0.4%
1966 2,022 hours per worker +0.1%
1967 2,031 hours per worker +0.4%
1968 1,993 hours per worker -1.9%
1969 1,985 hours per worker -0.4%
1970 1,993 hours per worker +0.4%
1971 1,993 hours per worker +0.0%
1972 1,989 hours per worker -0.2%
1973 1,977 hours per worker -0.6%
1974 1,983 hours per worker +0.3%
1975 1,993 hours per worker +0.5%
1976 2,000 hours per worker +0.4%
1977 1,998 hours per worker -0.1%
1978 1,970 hours per worker -1.4%
1979 1,927 hours per worker -2.2%
1980 1,915 hours per worker -0.6%
1981 1,881 hours per worker -1.8%
1982 1,860 hours per worker -1.1%
1983 1,828 hours per worker -1.7%
1984 1,784 hours per worker -2.4%
1985 1,774 hours per worker -0.6%
1986 1,766 hours per worker -0.5%
1987 1,758 hours per worker -0.5%
1988 1,754 hours per worker -0.2%
1989 1,742 hours per worker -0.7%
1990 1,744 hours per worker +0.1%
1991 1,753 hours per worker +0.5%
1992 1,745 hours per worker -0.5%
1993 1,737 hours per worker -0.5%
1994 1,736 hours per worker -0.1%
1995 1,736 hours per worker +0.0%
1996 1,740 hours per worker +0.3%
1997 1,743 hours per worker +0.2%
1998 1,752 hours per worker +0.5%
1999 1,758 hours per worker +0.3%
2000 1,753 hours per worker -0.3%
2001 1,763 hours per worker +0.5%
2002 1,762 hours per worker -0.0%
2003 1,751 hours per worker -0.6%
2004 1,735 hours per worker -0.9%
2005 1,718 hours per worker -1.0%
2006 1,707 hours per worker -0.6%
2007 1,695 hours per worker -0.7%
2008 1,705 hours per worker +0.6%
2009 1,711 hours per worker +0.4%
2010 1,703 hours per worker -0.5%
2011 1,709 hours per worker +0.3%
2012 1,699 hours per worker -0.5%
2013 1,688 hours per worker -0.7%
2014 1,688 hours per worker +0.0%
2015 1,690 hours per worker +0.1%
2016 1,697 hours per worker +0.4%
2017 1,689 hours per worker -0.5%
2018 1,694 hours per worker +0.3%
2019 1,678 hours per worker -0.9%
2020 1,563 hours per worker -6.9%
2021 1,633 hours per worker +4.5%
2022 1,653 hours per worker +1.2%
2023 1,638 hours per worker -0.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 1,638 hours per worker is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,668 hours per worker, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 1,638 hours per worker is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1870s 2,968 hours per worker 2,968 hours per worker 2,968 hours per worker 1
1880s 2,876 hours per worker 2,876 hours per worker 2,876 hours per worker 1
1890s 2,787 hours per worker 2,787 hours per worker 2,787 hours per worker 1
1900s 2,710 hours per worker 2,710 hours per worker 2,710 hours per worker 1
1910s 2,601 hours per worker 2,601 hours per worker 2,601 hours per worker 1
1920s 2,342 hours per worker 2,342 hours per worker 2,342 hours per worker 1
1930s 2,030 hours per worker 2,030 hours per worker 2,030 hours per worker 1
1950s 2,182 hours per worker 2,136 hours per worker 2,210 hours per worker 10
1960s 2,048 hours per worker 1,985 hours per worker 2,126 hours per worker 10
1970s 1,982 hours per worker 1,927 hours per worker 2,000 hours per worker 10
1980s 1,806 hours per worker 1,742 hours per worker 1,915 hours per worker 10
1990s 1,744 hours per worker 1,736 hours per worker 1,758 hours per worker 10
2000s 1,730 hours per worker 1,695 hours per worker 1,763 hours per worker 10
2010s 1,693 hours per worker 1,678 hours per worker 1,709 hours per worker 10
2020s 1,622 hours per worker 1,563 hours per worker 1,653 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 96 Ireland 1,654 hours per worker compare
  2. 97 Japan 1,654 hours per worker compare
  3. 98 Lithuania 1,640 hours per worker compare
  4. 100 Mexico 1,629 hours per worker compare
  5. 101 Latvia 1,625 hours per worker compare
  6. 102 Slovakia 1,621 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker in Spain?
Annual working hours per worker in Spain was 1,638 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 2,968 hours per worker in 1870.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,563 hours per worker in 2020.
How does Spain rank for annual working hours per worker?
Spain ranks 99th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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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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