Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked was 1,436 Hours per year per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Netherlands, 1970β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Netherlands stood at 1,436 Hours per year per person.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Netherlands peaked at 1,809 Hours per year per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,402 Hours per year per person, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,682 Hours per year per person | 1,559 Hours per year per person | 1,809 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,508 Hours per year per person | 1,459 Hours per year per person | 1,556 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,470 Hours per year per person | 1,440 Hours per year per person | 1,506 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 Hours per year per person | 1,431 Hours per year per person | 1,474 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,440 Hours per year per person | 1,422 Hours per year per person | 1,457 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,438 Hours per year per person | 1,402 Hours per year per person | 1,452 Hours per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 6 Greece 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
- 7 Russian Federation 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
- 8 Israel 1,870 Hours per year per person compare
- 9 Cyprus 1,851 Hours per year per person compare
- 10 Malta 1,844 Hours per year per person compare
- 11 Romania 1,836 Hours per year per person compare
- 12 Czechia 1,824 Hours per year per person compare
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- Gender share of part-time employment 66.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
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- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 51.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Netherlands?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Netherlands was 1,436 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,809 Hours per year per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,402 Hours per year per person in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked?
- Netherlands ranks 9th out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.