Netherlands vs Norway: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time

Netherlands
2.7 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Norway
5.7 Weeks per year per person
in 2025
Netherlands rank
2nd
Norway rank
1st

Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time over time

  • Netherlands
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 5.7 Weeks per year per person against 2.7 Weeks per year per person in Netherlands, a difference of 3 Weeks per year per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 2.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 7 groups.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 2.9 Weeks per year per person 4.7 Weeks per year per person 1.8 Weeks per year per person Norway
2010s 2.4 Weeks per year per person 4.73 Weeks per year per person 2.33 Weeks per year per person Norway
2020s 2.6 Weeks per year per person 5.5 Weeks per year per person 2.9 Weeks per year per person Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time, Netherlands or Norway?
Norway, at 5.7 Weeks per year per person against 2.7 Weeks per year per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time between Netherlands and Norway?
3 Weeks per year per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Norway ranks 1st of 7 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages
Unit
Weeks per year per person
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
32 places, 737 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.