Annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia

Czechia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,774 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,774 hours per worker
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
87th
of 129 countries
All-time high
1,900 hours per worker
in 2000
All-time low
1,673 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia, 1993–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1993200820231993: 1.9k hours per worker1994: 1.8k hours per worker1995: 1.8k hours per worker1996: 1.8k hours per worker1997: 1.8k hours per worker1998: 1.9k hours per worker1999: 1.9k hours per worker2000: 1.9k hours per worker2001: 1.8k hours per worker2002: 1.8k hours per worker2003: 1.8k hours per worker2004: 1.8k hours per worker2005: 1.8k hours per worker2006: 1.8k hours per worker2007: 1.8k hours per worker2008: 1.8k hours per worker2009: 1.8k hours per worker2010: 1.8k hours per worker2011: 1.8k hours per worker2012: 1.8k hours per worker2013: 1.8k hours per worker2014: 1.8k hours per worker2015: 1.7k hours per worker2016: 1.8k hours per worker2017: 1.8k hours per worker2018: 1.8k hours per worker2019: 1.8k hours per worker2020: 1.7k hours per worker2021: 1.7k hours per worker2022: 1.8k hours per worker2023: 1.8k hours per worker

Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia is 1,774 hours per worker, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia peaked at 1,900 hours per worker in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,673 hours per worker, in 2020.

That places Czechia 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,849 hours per worker 1,829 hours per worker 1,891 hours per worker 7
2000s 1,808 hours per worker 1,775 hours per worker 1,900 hours per worker 10
2010s 1,778 hours per worker 1,750 hours per worker 1,805 hours per worker 10
2020s 1,737 hours per worker 1,673 hours per worker 1,779 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 84 Madagascar 1,799 hours per worker compare
  2. 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
  3. 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
  4. 88 Turkey 1,747 hours per worker compare
  5. 89 Portugal 1,735 hours per worker compare
  6. 90 Canada 1,731 hours per worker compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia?
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Czechia was 1,774 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 1,900 hours per worker in 2000.
What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,673 hours per worker in 2020.
How does Czechia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Czechia ranks 87th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.