Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person was 34.02 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands stood at 34.02.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands peaked at 37.61 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 30.04, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 86th out of 88 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 37.61 | — |
| 1985 | 37.61 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33.86 | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 33.54 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 33.17 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 33.06 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 32.83 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 33.07 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 33.04 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.87 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.83 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 32.82 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.78 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 32.25 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 32.19 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 31.73 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.53 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 31.12 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 30.9 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 30.81 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.99 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.2 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 31.06 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 31.12 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 31.01 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.61 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.51 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.34 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.04 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.18 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.05 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.26 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.36 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 30.42 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.36 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 30.17 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 31.22 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 31.38 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 31.3 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 31.19 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.02 | +9.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 34.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.94, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 34.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.22, 87% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.16 | 33.17 | 37.61 | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.77 | 32.19 | 33.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.15 | 30.81 | 31.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.31 | 30.04 | 30.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.55 | 30.17 | 34.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands?
- Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person in Netherlands was 34.02 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours usually worked per employed person recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.61 in 1983.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours usually worked per employed person recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.04 in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for average weekly hours usually worked per employed person?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average weekly hours usually worked per employed person rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The concept of hours usually worked relates to the typical value of hours actually worked in a job per a short reference period such as one week, over a long observation period of a month, quarter, season or year that comprises the short reference measurement period used. The typical value may be the modal value of the distribution of hours actually worked per short period over the long observation period, where meaningful. The short reference period for measuring hours usually worked should be the same as the reference period used to measure employment. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.