Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Czechia
Czechia: Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of was 6.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025. ▼ Falling
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Czechia, 2004–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 6.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Czechia peaked at 17.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, in 2021.
That places Czechia 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.91 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | — |
| 2005 | 16.4 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.27 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.82 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 17.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.51 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 16.11 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 14.81 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 14.15 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 13.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 11.96 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 12.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.73 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.44 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 11.23 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.81 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 9.3 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -31.3% |
| 2022 | 8.04 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 7.43 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 7.04 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.2% |
| 2025 | 6.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | -5.7% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 6.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 6.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.62 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.9% | 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 8.04 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status |
| 2021 | -31.3% | 9.3 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.67 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.27 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 17.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.74 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10.81 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 16.11 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.47 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 9.3 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 23 Cyprus 7.37 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 24 Italy 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 25 Sweden 6.68 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 27 Switzerland 6.59 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 28 Luxembourg 6.47 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
- 29 Spain 6.15 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Czechia?
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of in Czechia was 6.64 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.12 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2008.
- What is the lowest incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.39 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of?
- Czechia ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — share of rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of employment in the hour band. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This dataset contains the share of employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. 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.