Annual working hours vs. productivity in Sweden
Sweden: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,432 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Sweden, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. productivity in Sweden stood at 1,432 hours per worker.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Sweden peaked at 1,800 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,362 hours per worker, in 1981.
Sweden ranks 125th 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 | 1,764 hours per worker | 1,700 hours per worker | 1,800 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,640 hours per worker | 1,545 hours per worker | 1,697 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,448 hours per worker | 1,370 hours per worker | 1,545 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,387 hours per worker | 1,362 hours per worker | 1,414 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,461 hours per worker | 1,398 hours per worker | 1,506 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,459 hours per worker | 1,433 hours per worker | 1,489 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,470 hours per worker | 1,451 hours per worker | 1,487 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,433 hours per worker | 1,423 hours per worker | 1,441 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Exports of goods and services 3.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 21.0% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 654.80 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 6.43 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 558.33 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 1.14 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.9% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 356.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 1.66 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 168.78 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Sweden?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Sweden was 1,432 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,800 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,362 hours per worker in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Sweden ranks 125th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.