In 2021, employees between the age of 30 and 34 years old in the Netherlands worked the longest hours. Employees between 30 and 34 years of age worked 32.7 hours per week on average, excluding overtime, whereas employees between 50 and 54 years of age worked 31.5 hours per week on average.
Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands in 2021, by age
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Statistics on Job market in the Netherlands
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- Premium Statistic Employed labor force in the Netherlands 2003-2022
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (April 22, 2022). Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/538582/average-weekly-working-hours-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands in 2021, by age." Chart. April 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538582/average-weekly-working-hours-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2022). Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands in 2021, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/538582/average-weekly-working-hours-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Average Weekly Working Hours in The Netherlands in 2021, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538582/average-weekly-working-hours-in-the-netherlands-by-age/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands in 2021, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/538582/average-weekly-working-hours-in-the-netherlands-by-age/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Average weekly working hours in the Netherlands in 2021, by age [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, April 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/538582/average-weekly-working-hours-in-the-netherlands-by-age/