The hours worked by employees on the main job in the Netherlands saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 30.38 hours per week per person. With a decline of 0.02 hours per week per person (-0.07 percent), there is no significant change to 2022.
Find more key insights for the hours worked by employees in countries like Belgium, France, and Luxembourg.
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Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2023
Characteristic
Average usual weekly hours
2023
30.38
2022
30.4
2021
30.3
2020
29.56
2019
29.46
2018
29.37
2017
29.29
2016
29.23
2015
29.09
2014
29.09
2013
29.05
2012
29.24
2011
29.4
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OECD. (July 10, 2024). Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/419598/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-netherlands-y-on-y/
OECD. "Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2023." Chart. July 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419598/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-netherlands-y-on-y/
OECD. (2024). Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/419598/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-netherlands-y-on-y/
OECD. "Average Usual Weekly Hours Worked on The Main Job in The Netherlands from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419598/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-netherlands-y-on-y/
OECD, Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/419598/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-netherlands-y-on-y/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job in the Netherlands from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], OECD, July 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/419598/main-job-average-weekly-working-hours-netherlands-y-on-y/
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