Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2021, Netherlands's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 2.5% compared to 2020, reaching 39.4.

Netherlands accounts for 97.3% of the EU-27 total of 40.5.

Netherlands ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.7% (from 40.9 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00071, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.