ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany

Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 41.98 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
41.98 No
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
51.15 No
in 1993
All-time low
41.98 No
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany, 1993–2024

02040601993200820241993: 51.1 No1994: 50.9 No1995: 50.8 No1996: 51.1 No1997: 50.5 No1998: 50.4 No1999: 50.6 No2000: 50.4 No2001: 49.8 No2002: 49.3 No2003: 48.5 No2004: 48.4 No2005: 47 No2006: 46.5 No2007: 47.2 No2008: 46.7 No2009: 47.6 No2010: 47 No2011: 49.1 No2012: 46.3 No2013: 45.9 No2014: 45.6 No2015: 45.2 No2016: 45.2 No2017: 44.2 No2018: 44.6 No2019: 44.2 No2020: 43.4 No2021: 42.9 No2022: 42.4 No2023: 42.4 No2024: 42 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany stood at 41.98 No. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany peaked at 51.15 No in 1993 and was at its lowest, 41.98 No, in 2024.

That places Germany 43rd out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value in Germany, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 51.15 No
1994 50.89 No -0.5%
1995 50.82 No -0.1%
1996 51.11 No +0.6%
1997 50.53 No -1.1%
1998 50.42 No -0.2%
1999 50.65 No +0.5%
2000 50.44 No -0.4%
2001 49.81 No -1.2%
2002 49.33 No -1.0%
2003 48.51 No -1.7%
2004 48.44 No -0.1%
2005 46.97 No -3.0%
2006 46.47 No -1.1%
2007 47.19 No +1.5%
2008 46.7 No -1.0%
2009 47.6 No +1.9%
2010 46.95 No -1.4%
2011 49.07 No +4.5%
2012 46.32 No -5.6%
2013 45.87 No -1.0%
2014 45.59 No -0.6%
2015 45.25 No -0.7%
2016 45.2 No -0.1%
2017 44.24 No -2.1%
2018 44.64 No +0.9%
2019 44.19 No -1.0%
2020 43.42 No -1.7%
2021 42.88 No -1.2%
2022 42.39 No -1.1%
2023 42.4 No +0.0%
2024 41.98 No -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 50.8 No 50.42 No 51.15 No 7
2000s 48.15 No 46.47 No 50.44 No 10
2010s 45.73 No 44.19 No 49.07 No 10
2020s 42.61 No 41.98 No 43.42 No 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 40 Norway 42.41 No compare
  2. 41 Czechia 42.38 No compare
  3. 42 Colombia 41.99 No compare
  4. 44 Spain 41.88 No compare
  5. 45 Italy 41.57 No compare
  6. 46 Grenada 41.11 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany?
Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany was 41.98 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 51.15 No in 1993.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 41.98 No in 2024.
How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Germany ranks 43rd out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employed person in agriculture — Male — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,981 data points, 1969–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.