Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job was 31.3 Hours per week per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 31.3 Hours per week per person for average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Netherlands peaked at 37.79 Hours per week per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 30.16 Hours per week per person, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Hours per week per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 37.71 Hours per week per person | — |
| 1985 | 37.79 Hours per week per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 33.96 Hours per week per person | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 33.62 Hours per week per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 33.26 Hours per week per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.15 Hours per week per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 32.89 Hours per week per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 33.14 Hours per week per person | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 33.11 Hours per week per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.94 Hours per week per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.9 Hours per week per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.88 Hours per week per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.86 Hours per week per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 32.32 Hours per week per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 32.25 Hours per week per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 31.83 Hours per week per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 31.67 Hours per week per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 31.22 Hours per week per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 30.99 Hours per week per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.89 Hours per week per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.81 Hours per week per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 30.94 Hours per week per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.87 Hours per week per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.84 Hours per week per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.02 Hours per week per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 30.77 Hours per week per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 30.66 Hours per week per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.48 Hours per week per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.16 Hours per week per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.32 Hours per week per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.25 Hours per week per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 30.47 Hours per week per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.48 Hours per week per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.55 Hours per week per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.6 Hours per week per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 30.45 Hours per week per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 31.37 Hours per week per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 31.48 Hours per week per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.43 Hours per week per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 31.37 Hours per week per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 31.3 Hours per week per person | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.27 Hours per week per person | 33.26 Hours per week per person | 37.79 Hours per week per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.84 Hours per week per person | 32.25 Hours per week per person | 33.15 Hours per week per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.11 Hours per week per person | 30.81 Hours per week per person | 31.83 Hours per week per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.47 Hours per week per person | 30.16 Hours per week per person | 30.77 Hours per week per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.23 Hours per week per person | 30.45 Hours per week per person | 31.48 Hours per week per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 8 Portugal 39.96 Hours per week per person compare
- 9 Romania 39.95 Hours per week per person compare
- 10 Bulgaria 39.86 Hours per week per person compare
- 11 Chile 39.84 Hours per week per person compare
- 12 Cyprus 39.59 Hours per week per person compare
- 13 Brazil 39.45 Hours per week per person compare
- 14 Hungary 39.37 Hours per week per person compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 433.18 Persons (2022)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 9,833 Thousand persons (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 on the main job in Netherlands?
- Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in Netherlands was 31.3 Hours per week per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked on the main job recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.79 Hours per week per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked on the main job recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.16 Hours per week per person in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for average usual weekly hours worked on the main job?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked on the main job rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 usual weekly hours worked on the main job. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on average usual weekly hours worked in the main job broken down by total employment, full-time employment and part-time employment. Actual hours of work, instead of usual hours of work, are only available in some countries (Mexico and Korea). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+ and total) . 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.