Annual working hours vs. productivity in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,452 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Luxembourg, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1,452 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Luxembourg peaked at 1,751 hours per worker in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,408 hours per worker, in 2020.
Luxembourg ranks 121st of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,703 hours per worker | 1,682 hours per worker | 1,751 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,660 hours per worker | 1,644 hours per worker | 1,691 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,615 hours per worker | 1,593 hours per worker | 1,657 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,577 hours per worker | 1,518 hours per worker | 1,605 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,511 hours per worker | 1,493 hours per worker | 1,521 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,447 hours per worker | 1,408 hours per worker | 1,467 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Luxembourg
- Exports of goods and services 170.56 billion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.9% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 69.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 61.63 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 51.00 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 6.62 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 68.8% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 192.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 13.41 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 15.15 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Luxembourg?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Luxembourg was 1,452 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,751 hours per worker in 1970.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,408 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Luxembourg ranks 121st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.