Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly data (2006–2020) by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
164 Index, 2006=100
Malta
Lowest
71.8 Index, 2006=100
Latvia
Median
98.8 Index, 2006=100
Years covered
15
2006–2020
Data points
629
What the numbers show
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly data (2006–2020) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 164 Index, 2006=100 in Malta; the lowest is 71.8 Index, 2006=100 in Latvia.
The median across all reporting countries is 98.8 Index, 2006=100, and the mean is 101.37 Index, 2006=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 19 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 in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 164 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 157.5 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 129.7 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 114.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 114.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 113.6 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 111.4 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 8 | Türkiye | 110.4 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 9 | Norway | 108.6 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 106.7 Index, 2006=100 | 2019 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 11 | France | 105.7 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 12 | Iceland | 105.5 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 104.1 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 103.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 102.9 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | Poland | 102.9 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 101.2 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 100.1 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 100.1 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 99.7 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 98.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 98.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 98.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 97.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Slovakia | 97.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 95.7 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 95.1 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 95.1 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 94.9 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 93.2 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 31 | Romania | 91.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 91.2 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 89.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 89.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 88.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 88.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 37 | Czechia | 88.5 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 87.3 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 39 | Greece | 75.9 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 71.8 Index, 2006=100 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 71.8 Index, 2006=100 | 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.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 97.2 Index, 2006=100