Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 37.72 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
37.72
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
54th
of 79 countries
All-time high
40.15
in 1983
All-time low
36.42
in 2013
Years of data
29
1983–2016

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Luxembourg, 1983–2016

0102030401983199920161983: 40.21985: 39.91986: 401987: 39.91988: 39.91989: 39.91991: 39.81993: 401994: 39.61995: 39.71996: 39.31997: 39.21998: 391999: 37.22000: 37.32001: 36.82004: 382005: 37.42006: 37.52007: 37.42008: 372009: 37.52010: 37.82011: 37.52012: 36.72013: 36.42014: 36.72015: 372016: 37.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Luxembourg stood at 37.72.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Luxembourg peaked at 40.15 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 36.42, in 2013.

That places Luxembourg 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.96 39.87 40.15 6
1990s 39.22 37.19 40.05 8
2000s 37.36 36.8 38 8
2010s 37.13 36.42 37.78 7

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 51 Cyprus 38.02 compare
  2. 52 Norway 37.97 compare
  3. 53 Honduras 37.97 compare
  4. 55 Ecuador 37.64 compare
  5. 56 United Kingdom 37.6 compare
  6. 57 United States 37.49 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Luxembourg?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Luxembourg was 37.72 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 40.15 in 1983.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 36.42 in 2013.
How does Luxembourg rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Luxembourg ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2016.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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