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

Latest (2016)
24.83
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
42nd
of 42 countries
All-time high
29.08
in 1983
All-time low
24.04
in 2005
Years of data
32
1983–2016

Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands, 1983–2016

01020301983199920161983: 29.11985: 28.91987: 26.31988: 26.11989: 25.61990: 25.61991: 25.81992: 25.71993: 25.51994: 25.21995: 25.21996: 25.21997: 25.51998: 25.21999: 25.12000: 24.72001: 24.72002: 24.42003: 24.32004: 24.22005: 242006: 24.32007: 24.42008: 24.52009: 24.62010: 24.52011: 24.52012: 24.52013: 24.42014: 24.52015: 24.52016: 24.8

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

Annual values for Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older in Netherlands, 1983 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 39 Denmark 30.62 compare
  2. 40 Germany 30.55 compare
  3. 41 Switzerland 29.18 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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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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Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked women 15 years and older
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
42 places, 922 data points, 1983–2016
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