Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older was 24.83 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands, 1983–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 24.83 for average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in 2016.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands peaked at 29.08 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 24.04, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 29.08 | — |
| 1985 | 28.89 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.31 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 26.07 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 25.56 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 25.6 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 25.76 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 25.7 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.51 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 25.25 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 25.25 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.23 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 25.46 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 25.17 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 25.12 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 24.7 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 24.75 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.39 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 24.25 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 24.16 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 24.04 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.32 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.38 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 24.52 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 24.57 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 24.49 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 24.49 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.38 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 24.54 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 24.55 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.83 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.18 | 25.56 | 29.08 | 5 |
| 1990s | 25.4 | 25.12 | 25.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.41 | 24.04 | 24.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.54 | 24.38 | 24.83 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands?
- Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands was 24.83 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 29.08 in 1983.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.04 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older?
- Netherlands ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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