Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Netherlands
Netherlands: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 268,625 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Netherlands, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 268,625 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Netherlands peaked at 268,625 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 234,151, in 2005.
Netherlands ranks 72nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 234,151 | — |
| 2006 | 241,270 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 242,717 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 244,487 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 243,130 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 239,188 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 241,538 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 239,180 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 234,819 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 237,476 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 239,480 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 246,032 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 250,946 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 254,727 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 260,493 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 252,755 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 255,627 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 263,580 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 267,182 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 267,371 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 268,064 | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 268,265 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 268,625 | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 268,625 is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 2.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 268,625 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 116,137, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 241,151 | 234,151 | 244,487 | 5 |
| 2010s | 244,388 | 234,819 | 260,493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,934 | 252,755 | 268,625 | 8 |
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 in Netherlands?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Netherlands was 268,625 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 268,625 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,151 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Netherlands ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.