Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Netherlands
Netherlands: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 4.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Netherlands, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.9 for long working hours in the main job by professional status and in 2025.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Netherlands peaked at 6.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 28th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 5.2 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 5.7 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 6 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 5.9 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.6 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 5 | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3.8 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 5.9 | +55.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.4 | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 5.2 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 4.9 | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long working hours in the main job by professional status 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 | +55.3% | 3.8 | 5.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.15 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 6 |
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- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 85.6 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Netherlands?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Netherlands was 4.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Netherlands ranks 28th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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