Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education was 33.68 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
33.68
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
78th
of 80 countries
All-time high
34.93
in 2005
All-time low
30.82
in 2004
Years of data
18
1999–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands, 1999–2016

01020301999200720161999: 322000: 31.92001: 31.92002: 31.12003: 31.32004: 30.82005: 34.92006: 33.52007: 33.52008: 33.62009: 33.52010: 33.62011: 33.52012: 33.42013: 33.32014: 33.52015: 33.52016: 33.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands stood at 33.68.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands peaked at 34.93 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.82, in 2004.

Netherlands ranks 78th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31.99 31.99 31.99 1
2000s 32.61 30.82 34.93 10
2010s 33.48 33.27 33.68 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 75 Denmark 37.03 compare
  2. 76 Belgium 36.3 compare
  3. 77 Ireland 35.48 compare
  4. 79 Georgia 32.99 compare
  5. 80 Puerto Rico 3.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education in Netherlands was 33.68 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 34.93 in 2005.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 30.82 in 2004.
How does Netherlands rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Netherlands ranks 78th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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