Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands

Netherlands: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 was 0.1% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
76th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1989
All-time low
0.1%
in 2012
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands, 1988–2016

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1751988200220161988: 0.166 % of employed population aged 25-641989: 0.169 % of employed population aged 25-641994: 0.086 % of employed population aged 25-641995: 0.085 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.089 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.113 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.107 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.097 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.098 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.097 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.066 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.057 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.059 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.056 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.059 % of employed population aged 25-642010: 0.06 % of employed population aged 25-642011: 0.055 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.054 % of employed population aged 25-642013: 0.059 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.06 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.056 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.058 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2016, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands peaked at 0.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2012.

Netherlands ranks 76th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in Netherlands, 1988 to 2016.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1988 0.2%
1989 0.2% +1.5%
1994 0.1% -49.4%
1995 0.1% -0.4%
1999 0.1% +5.0%
2000 0.1% +25.7%
2001 0.1% -5.3%
2002 0.1% -8.9%
2003 0.1% +0.6%
2004 0.1% -1.0%
2005 0.1% -31.8%
2006 0.1% -12.8%
2007 0.1% +1.9%
2008 0.1% -4.0%
2009 0.1% +5.6%
2010 0.1% +0.4%
2011 0.1% -7.7%
2012 0.1% -2.3%
2013 0.1% +10.5%
2014 0.1% +0.6%
2015 0.1% -6.2%
2016 0.1% +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

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  4. 77 Bulgaria 0.1% compare
  5. 78 Romania 0.0% compare
  6. 79 Latvia 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 in Netherlands was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2012.
How does Netherlands rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64?
Netherlands ranks 76th out of 82 countries with data for 2016.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,165 data points, 1970–2021
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