Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2025, Netherlands's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.3% compared to 2024, reaching 39.0.

Netherlands accounts for 97.0% of the EU-27 total of 40.2.

Netherlands ranks 26th 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 3.5% (from 40.4 in 2020).

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