Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Netherlands
Netherlands: Long usual weekly working hours — Employment was 483.51 Persons in 2025. ▬ Flat
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Netherlands, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 483.51 Persons for long usual weekly working hours — employment in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours — employment in Netherlands peaked at 632.9 Persons in 1985 and was at its lowest, 342.75 Persons, in 2020.
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 514.61 Persons | — |
| 1985 | 632.9 Persons | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 453.84 Persons | -28.3% |
| 1988 | 437.63 Persons | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 435.58 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 448.43 Persons | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 418.02 Persons | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 383.45 Persons | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 405.2 Persons | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 422.24 Persons | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 435.79 Persons | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 450.8 Persons | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 462.32 Persons | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 449.56 Persons | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 458.04 Persons | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 479.93 Persons | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 481.35 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 434.73 Persons | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 404.57 Persons | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 409.5 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 415.74 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 445.02 Persons | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 451.63 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 436.67 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 470.89 Persons | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 449.89 Persons | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 412.62 Persons | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 395.57 Persons | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 379.78 Persons | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 403.16 Persons | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 397.07 Persons | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 402.51 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 395.24 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 406.74 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 399.57 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 342.75 Persons | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 545.95 Persons | +59.3% |
| 2022 | 543.86 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 529.29 Persons | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 505.5 Persons | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 483.51 Persons | -4.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long usual weekly working hours — Employment in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +59.3% | 342.75 Persons | 545.95 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 494.91 Persons | 435.58 Persons | 632.9 Persons | 5 |
| 1990s | 433.39 Persons | 383.45 Persons | 462.32 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 443 Persons | 404.57 Persons | 481.35 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 404.22 Persons | 379.78 Persons | 449.89 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 491.81 Persons | 342.75 Persons | 545.95 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 4 Mexico 14,632 Persons compare
- 5 Türkiye 8,535 Persons compare
- 5 Brazil 10,154 Persons compare
- 5 Croatia 47.4 Persons compare
- 6 Japan 9,090 Persons compare
- 6 Poland 1,137 Persons compare
- 7 Colombia 4,894 Persons compare
- 8 Slovenia 45.16 Persons compare
- 8 United Kingdom 3,387 Persons compare
- 9 Lithuania 14.43 Persons compare
- 9 South Africa 3,005 Persons compare
- 10 Estonia 13.51 Persons compare
- 10 France 2,732 Persons 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 long usual weekly working hours — employment in Netherlands?
- Long usual weekly working hours — employment in Netherlands was 483.51 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 632.9 Persons in 1985.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours — employment recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 342.75 Persons in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for long usual weekly working hours — employment?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours — employment rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Long usual weekly working hours — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on 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.