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. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
40.9
Bulgaria
Lowest
32.2
Netherlands
Median
38.3
Years covered
11
1998–2008
Data points
439
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. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 40.9 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 32.2 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.3, and the mean is 37.7.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 3.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 9.9%).
Average actual weekly: quarterly data … 1998-2008 1.1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 40.9 | 2008 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Greece | 40.7 | 2008 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Czechia | 40.6 | 2008 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 4 | Hungary | 39.9 | 2008 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 4 | Slovakia | 39.9 | 2008 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 4 | Slovakia | 39.9 | 2008 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 39.2 | 2008 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 39.2 | 2008 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 39.2 | 2008 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 7 | Lithuania | 39.2 | 2008 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 39.1 | 2008 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 11 | Slovenia | 39.1 | 2008 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 11 | Slovenia | 39.1 | 2008 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 11 | Romania | 39.1 | 2008 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Poland | 39.1 | 2008 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 38.9 | 2008 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 17 | Latvia | 38.7 | 2008 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 38.7 | 2008 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cyprus | 38.6 | 2008 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 20 | Iceland | 38.5 | 2008 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 38.1 | 2008 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 38.1 | 2008 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 21 | Estonia | 38.1 | 2008 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 37.7 | 2008 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 25 | Italy | 37.1 | 2008 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 37 | 2008 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 26 | Switzerland | 37 | 2008 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Austria | 37 | 2008 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 36.5 | 2008 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 30 | France | 36.4 | 2008 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 36.4 | 2008 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 32 | Germany | 36 | 2008 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 35.6 | 2008 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 35.5 | 2008 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 35.5 | 2008 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 35.5 | 2008 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Denmark | 34.6 | 2008 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | Norway | 34 | 2008 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 32.2 | 2008 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands | 32.2 | 2008 | up 1.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.