Annual working hours vs. productivity in Finland
Finland: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,497 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Finland, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1,497 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Finland peaked at 2,011 hours per worker in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,497 hours per worker, in 2023.
Finland ranks 118th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,994 hours per worker | 1,991 hours per worker | 1,996 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,984 hours per worker | 1,936 hours per worker | 2,011 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,824 hours per worker | 1,753 hours per worker | 1,921 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,707 hours per worker | 1,685 hours per worker | 1,734 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,666 hours per worker | 1,653 hours per worker | 1,679 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,619 hours per worker | 1,582 hours per worker | 1,652 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,559 hours per worker | 1,536 hours per worker | 1,588 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,516 hours per worker | 1,497 hours per worker | 1,529 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 115 Switzerland 1,529 hours per worker compare
- 116 United Kingdom 1,523 hours per worker compare
- 117 Mozambique 1,507 hours per worker compare
- 119 France 1,487 hours per worker compare
- 120 Uruguay 1,481 hours per worker compare
- 121 Luxembourg 1,452 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Finland
- Exports of goods and services 134.19 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 76.8% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 53.82 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 313.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 277.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 250.89 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 0.8% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 98.7% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 69.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 42.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Finland?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Finland was 1,497 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 Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,011 hours per worker in 1964.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,497 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Finland ranks 118th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.