Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2024, Netherlands's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.5% compared to 2023, reaching 39.1.

Netherlands accounts for 97.0% of the EU-27 total of 40.3.

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 3.9% (from 40.7 in 2019).

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