France vs Germany: Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job
France
1,637 Thousand persons
in 2026
Germany
4,621 Thousand persons
in 2026
France rank
3rd
Germany rank
1st
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4,621 Thousand persons against 1,637 Thousand persons in France, a difference of 2,984 Thousand persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 2.8 times France's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st of 41 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 4,621 Thousand persons against 1,637 Thousand persons in France as of 2026.
- What is the difference in employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job between France and Germany?
- 2,984 Thousand persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2021 to 2026.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job?
- France ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 1st of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.