Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female was 27.91 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
27.91
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
79th
of 80 countries
All-time high
28.54
in 2005
All-time low
22.84
in 1995
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands, 1988–2016

01020301988200220161988: 26.21989: 25.81994: 22.91995: 22.81999: 24.42000: 24.12001: 24.12002: 242003: 24.12004: 23.82005: 28.52006: 26.82007: 26.82008: 26.92009: 27.12010: 27.52011: 27.32012: 27.22013: 27.32014: 27.62015: 27.72016: 27.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands stood at 27.91.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands peaked at 28.54 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.84, in 1995.

Netherlands ranks 79th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 25.98 25.8 26.16 2
1990s 23.37 22.84 24.38 3
2000s 25.62 23.75 28.54 10
2010s 27.5 27.25 27.91 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 76 Belgium 31.46 compare
  2. 77 Ireland 30.5 compare
  3. 78 Georgia 30.07 compare
  4. 80 Puerto Rico 3.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female in Netherlands was 27.91 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 28.54 in 2005.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 22.84 in 1995.
How does Netherlands rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female?
Netherlands ranks 79th out of 80 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,158 data points, 1970–2021
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