Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly data (2006–2020) by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
164
Malta
Lowest
71.8
Latvia
Median
99.25
Years covered
15
2006–2020
Data points
644
What the numbers show
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly data (2006–2020) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 164 in Malta; the lowest is 71.8 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 99.25, and the mean is 102.04.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 54.7%), and the largest decrease in Greece (down 18.6%).
Actual hours worked: index (2006 = 100) quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 164 | 2020 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 157.5 | 2020 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 129.7 | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 129.7 | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 114.3 | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 114.3 | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 113.6 | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 8 | Cyprus | 111.4 | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 9 | Türkiye | 110.4 | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 108.6 | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 106.7 | 2019 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 12 | France | 105.7 | 2020 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 13 | Iceland | 105.5 | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 104.1 | 2020 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 103.3 | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 102.9 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 16 | Poland | 102.9 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 101.2 | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 100.1 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Slovenia | 100.1 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 99.7 | 2020 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 98.8 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 98.8 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 98.3 | 2020 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 97.8 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 97.8 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 95.7 | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 95.1 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 95.1 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 30 | Austria | 94.9 | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 31 | Italy | 93.2 | 2020 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 32 | Romania | 91.8 | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 91.2 | 2020 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 89.3 | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 89.3 | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 88.8 | 2020 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 88.8 | 2020 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 38 | Czechia | 88.5 | 2020 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 39 | Portugal | 87.3 | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | Greece | 75.9 | 2020 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 71.8 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 71.8 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.