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

Germany: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 33.13 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
33.13 No
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
84th
of 89 countries
All-time high
41.13 No
in 1996
All-time low
33.13 No
in 2024
Years of data
32
1993–2024

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

0102030401993200820241993: 40.9 No1994: 40.4 No1995: 39.9 No1996: 41.1 No1997: 41 No1998: 40.1 No1999: 39.9 No2000: 39.7 No2001: 38.8 No2002: 38.4 No2003: 38.1 No2004: 38.2 No2005: 37.4 No2006: 36.2 No2007: 37.6 No2008: 36.3 No2009: 37.8 No2010: 39 No2011: 37 No2012: 36.7 No2013: 36.2 No2014: 36.4 No2015: 35.8 No2016: 35.5 No2017: 35.3 No2018: 35.4 No2019: 34.8 No2020: 35.3 No2021: 34.1 No2022: 34.2 No2023: 34.3 No2024: 33.1 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 33.13 No. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Germany peaked at 41.13 No in 1996 and was at its lowest, 33.13 No, in 2024.

That places Germany 84th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 employee in agriculture — Value in Germany, 1993 to 2024.
Year No Change
1993 40.94 No
1994 40.41 No -1.3%
1995 39.87 No -1.3%
1996 41.13 No +3.2%
1997 40.99 No -0.3%
1998 40.07 No -2.2%
1999 39.86 No -0.5%
2000 39.74 No -0.3%
2001 38.77 No -2.4%
2002 38.39 No -1.0%
2003 38.13 No -0.7%
2004 38.19 No +0.2%
2005 37.44 No -2.0%
2006 36.24 No -3.2%
2007 37.56 No +3.6%
2008 36.31 No -3.3%
2009 37.84 No +4.2%
2010 39.05 No +3.2%
2011 36.99 No -5.3%
2012 36.73 No -0.7%
2013 36.21 No -1.4%
2014 36.39 No +0.5%
2015 35.8 No -1.6%
2016 35.53 No -0.8%
2017 35.27 No -0.7%
2018 35.39 No +0.3%
2019 34.76 No -1.8%
2020 35.26 No +1.4%
2021 34.11 No -3.3%
2022 34.25 No +0.4%
2023 34.3 No +0.1%
2024 33.13 No -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 40.47 No 39.86 No 41.13 No 7
2000s 37.86 No 36.24 No 39.74 No 10
2010s 36.21 No 34.76 No 39.05 No 10
2020s 34.21 No 33.13 No 35.26 No 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 81 France 34.28 No compare
  2. 82 Philippines 33.63 No compare
  3. 83 Austria 33.47 No compare
  4. 85 Ecuador 32.82 No compare
  5. 86 Belgium 32.74 No compare
  6. 87 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30.35 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 33.13 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 41.13 No in 1996.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 33.13 No in 2024.
How does Germany rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
Germany ranks 84th out of 89 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 9.0%. 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 employee in agriculture — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Value
Unit
No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 1,913 data points, 1976–2025
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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.