Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0148 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Netherlands, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 0.0148 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Netherlands peaked at 0.015 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.014 units per person, in 2013.
That places Netherlands 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0143 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0148 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.014 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0144 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.015 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0145 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0149 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0149 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0148 units per person | -0.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0148 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0148 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Netherlands?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Netherlands was 0.0148 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.015 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 units per person in 2013.
- How does Netherlands rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Netherlands ranks 123rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.