Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male was 43.89 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
43.89
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
30th
of 82 countries
All-time high
43.89
in 2016
All-time low
41.61
in 1997
Years of data
29
1983–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg, 1983–2016

0102030401983199920161983: 421985: 41.71986: 41.71987: 41.81988: 41.71989: 41.61991: 421993: 42.21994: 421995: 42.21996: 41.71997: 41.61998: 41.91999: 41.82000: 42.32001: 41.82004: 43.52005: 43.22006: 43.12007: 43.32008: 43.42009: 42.72010: 432011: 42.72012: 42.72013: 42.82014: 42.52015: 42.62016: 43.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg stood at 43.89. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg peaked at 43.89 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.61, in 1997.

That places Luxembourg 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg, 1983 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1983 41.98 —
1985 41.75 -0.5%
1986 41.72 -0.1%
1987 41.79 +0.2%
1988 41.7 -0.2%
1989 41.65 -0.1%
1991 41.98 +0.8%
1993 42.18 +0.5%
1994 41.98 -0.5%
1995 42.21 +0.5%
1996 41.65 -1.3%
1997 41.61 -0.1%
1998 41.89 +0.7%
1999 41.81 -0.2%
2000 42.35 +1.3%
2001 41.83 -1.2%
2004 43.5 +4.0%
2005 43.2 -0.7%
2006 43.11 -0.2%
2007 43.26 +0.4%
2008 43.44 +0.4%
2009 42.74 -1.6%
2010 42.97 +0.5%
2011 42.69 -0.6%
2012 42.68 -0.0%
2013 42.81 +0.3%
2014 42.5 -0.7%
2015 42.62 +0.3%
2016 43.89 +3.0%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 43.89 is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.31, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 43.89 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.31, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41.76 41.65 41.98 6
1990s 41.91 41.61 42.21 8
2000s 42.93 41.83 43.5 8
2010s 42.88 42.5 43.89 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 27 Belize 44.71 compare
  2. 28 El Salvador 44.28 compare
  3. 29 South Africa 44.27 compare
  4. 31 Albania 43.85 compare
  5. 32 Palestine 43.75 compare
  6. 33 Czechia 43.59 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male in Luxembourg was 43.89 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 43.89 in 2016.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 41.61 in 1997.
How does Luxembourg rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male?
Luxembourg ranks 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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