Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
42.9
Montenegro
Lowest
29.5
Netherlands
Median
36.6
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
890
What the numbers show
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 42.9 in Montenegro; the lowest is 29.5 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 36.6, and the mean is 36.29.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 6.5%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 9.6%).
Average actual weekly: quarterly data … 2008-2026 2 quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 42.9 | 2020 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 41.3 | 2026 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.7 | 2026 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Serbia | 40.3 | 2026 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 4 | Serbia | 40.3 | 2026 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 6 | Greece | 39.4 | 2026 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 38.6 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 38.6 | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 9 | Poland | 38.4 | 2026 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 38.3 | 2026 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 11 | Romania | 38.2 | 2026 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 38.2 | 2026 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 38.2 | 2026 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 38 | 2026 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 37.9 | 2026 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 37.5 | 2026 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 37.5 | 2026 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 37.4 | 2026 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 37 | 2026 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 20 | Slovakia | 36.8 | 2026 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 36.7 | 2026 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 36.7 | 2026 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 36.7 | 2026 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 36.6 | 2026 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 25 | Malta | 36.4 | 2026 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 25 | Hungary | 36.4 | 2026 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 36.3 | 2026 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 36 | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 35.9 | 2026 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 35.4 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 35.4 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 32 | Estonia | 35.3 | 2026 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 35.2 | 2026 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 34 | Switzerland | 34.8 | 2026 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 34.6 | 2026 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 36 | France | 34.4 | 2026 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 37 | Iceland | 34.3 | 2026 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 38 | Ireland | 34.1 | 2026 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium | 33.2 | 2026 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 33.2 | 2026 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 33.1 | 2026 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 42 | Germany | 32.9 | 2026 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 43 | Austria | 32.6 | 2026 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 44 | Norway | 32.2 | 2026 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 45 | Denmark | 31.8 | 2026 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 46 | Netherlands | 30.2 | 2026 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 47 | Netherlands | 29.5 | 2026 | down 8.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.