Annual working hours vs. productivity in Netherlands
Netherlands: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,439 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1,439 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Netherlands peaked at 2,106 hours per worker in 1959 and was at its lowest, 1,402 hours per worker, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 123rd of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,041 hours per worker | 1,972 hours per worker | 2,106 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,981 hours per worker | 1,907 hours per worker | 2,104 hours per worker | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,720 hours per worker | 1,594 hours per worker | 1,850 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,541 hours per worker | 1,491 hours per worker | 1,591 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,486 hours per worker | 1,472 hours per worker | 1,506 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 hours per worker | 1,431 hours per worker | 1,474 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,440 hours per worker | 1,422 hours per worker | 1,457 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,431 hours per worker | 1,402 hours per worker | 1,443 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- Exports of goods and services 1.08 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 69.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 155.88 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.18 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 1.05 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 838.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 2.6% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 88.8% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 263.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Netherlands?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Netherlands was 1,439 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2,106 hours per worker in 1959.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,402 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Netherlands ranks 123rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.