Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional was 31.1 Hour in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
31.1 Hour
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
44th
of 45 countries
All-time high
31.3 Hour
in 2022
All-time low
30 Hour
in 2013
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
In 2025, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands stood at 31.1 Hour.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands peaked at 31.3 Hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30 Hour, in 2013.
Netherlands ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 31 Hour | — |
| 2009 | 30.9 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 30.7 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 30.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 30 Hour | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 30.2 Hour | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.1 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3 Hour | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.3 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.2 Hour | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.3 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.2 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 31.1 Hour | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.95 Hour | 30.9 Hour | 31 Hour | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.34 Hour | 30 Hour | 30.7 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.07 Hour | 30.3 Hour | 31.3 Hour | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 82.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 10,229 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Netherlands was 31.1 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3 Hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 Hour in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- Netherlands ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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