Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked was 1,436 Hours per year per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Netherlands, 1970–2025
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 — 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 — 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.
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Hours per year per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,809 Hours per year per person | — |
| 1971 | 1,777 Hours per year per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 1,775 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,749 Hours per year per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1,696 Hours per year per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,644 Hours per year per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1,628 Hours per year per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 1,608 Hours per year per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,580 Hours per year per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,559 Hours per year per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1,556 Hours per year per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 1,556 Hours per year per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,542 Hours per year per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,527 Hours per year per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 1,519 Hours per year per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,502 Hours per year per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,488 Hours per year per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,467 Hours per year per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,464 Hours per year per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1,459 Hours per year per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 1,454 Hours per year per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 1,444 Hours per year per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1,451 Hours per year per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1,440 Hours per year per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,447 Hours per year per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,491 Hours per year per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1,506 Hours per year per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,492 Hours per year per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 1,489 Hours per year per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1,487 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,474 Hours per year per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,464 Hours per year per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,446 Hours per year per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,437 Hours per year per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1,458 Hours per year per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,444 Hours per year per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 1,440 Hours per year per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,440 Hours per year per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,439 Hours per year per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,431 Hours per year per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,430 Hours per year per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,431 Hours per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,422 Hours per year per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,427 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,439 Hours per year per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,438 Hours per year per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,451 Hours per year per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,451 Hours per year per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,451 Hours per year per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,457 Hours per year per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,402 Hours per year per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1,442 Hours per year per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,451 Hours per year per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,447 Hours per year per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,452 Hours per year per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1,436 Hours per year per person | -1.1% |
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
- 4 Costa Rica 2,183 Hours per year per person compare
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- 5 Chile 1,912 Hours per year per person compare
- 5 Slovenia 1,599 Hours per year per person compare
- 6 Greece 1,874 Hours per year per person compare
- 6 Latvia 1,588 Hours per year per person compare
- 7 Russia 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
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- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
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- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker — hours worked in Netherlands?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — 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 — 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 — 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 — hours worked?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker — 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 — 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.