Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
132.6 Index, 2021=100
Malta
Lowest
95.2 Index, 2021=100
Romania
Median
104.85 Index, 2021=100
Years covered
18
2009–2026
Data points
831
What the numbers show
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly data is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 132.6 Index, 2021=100 in Malta; the lowest is 95.2 Index, 2021=100 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 104.85 Index, 2021=100, and the mean is 106.5 Index, 2021=100.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 60.9%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 11.3%).
Actual hours worked: index (2021 = 100) quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 132.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 121.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 118.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 4 | Spain | 118.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 117.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 14.5% | flat |
| 6 | Italy | 115.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 113.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 14.7% | flat |
| 8 | Lithuania | 113.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 112.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 10 | Lithuania | 112.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 110 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 12 | Estonia | 109.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 13 | France | 108.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 14 | Croatia | 107.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 15 | Norway | 107 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 106.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 17 | Türkiye | 106.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 106.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 19 | Sweden | 106.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 106.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 105.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 105 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 104.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Denmark | 104.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 103.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 103.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 103.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 103.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 103.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 30 | Netherlands | 102.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 102.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 102 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 33 | Slovakia | 101.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 34 | Czechia | 101 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 35 | Poland | 100.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 100.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 37 | Slovenia | 100.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 38 | Serbia | 100 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 38 | Serbia | 100 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 40 | Finland | 99.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 41 | Latvia | 98.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 98.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 97 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 44 | Romania | 95.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 10.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 109.3 Index, 2021=100
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 109 Index, 2021=100
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 107.1 Index, 2021=100