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) by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
42.7 Hour
Montenegro
Lowest
30.3 Hour
Netherlands
Median
37.2 Hour
Years covered
18
2008–2025
Data points
811

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) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 42.7 Hour in Montenegro; the lowest is 30.3 Hour in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 37.2 Hour, and the mean is 36.55 Hour.

Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 5.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 10.3%).

Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 42.7 Hour 2020 up 5.7% flat
2 Türkiye 42 Hour 2025 down 9.3% falling
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.8 Hour 2025 flat
4 Serbia 40.4 Hour 2025 down 3.8% flat
5 Greece 39.5 Hour 2025 down 2.7% flat
6 North Macedonia 39.4 Hour 2025 down 4.6% falling
7 Bulgaria 38.6 Hour 2025 down 3.7% flat
8 Poland 38.5 Hour 2025 down 2.8% flat
8 Poland 38.5 Hour 2025 down 2.8% flat
10 Romania 38.2 Hour 2025 down 0.8% flat
11 Lithuania 38.1 Hour 2025 unchanged flat
11 Lithuania 38.1 Hour 2025 unchanged flat
13 Slovenia 37.9 Hour 2025 down 1.8% flat
13 Slovenia 37.9 Hour 2025 down 1.8% flat
15 Latvia 37.6 Hour 2025 down 1.8% flat
15 Latvia 37.6 Hour 2025 down 1.8% flat
17 Croatia 37.5 Hour 2025 down 1.6% falling
17 Croatia 37.5 Hour 2025 down 1.6% falling
19 Slovakia 37.4 Hour 2025 down 3.6% falling
19 Slovakia 37.4 Hour 2025 down 3.6% falling
19 Cyprus 37.4 Hour 2025 down 0.8% flat
22 Malta 37.2 Hour 2025 down 0.3% flat
22 Portugal 37.2 Hour 2025 down 2.9% flat
24 Hungary 37.1 Hour 2025 down 3.1% falling
24 Czechia 37.1 Hour 2025 down 4.9% falling
26 Spain 36.1 Hour 2025 down 2.4% falling
27 Italy 36 Hour 2025 down 0.8% flat
28 United Kingdom 35.6 Hour 2019 up 0.6% flat
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35.6 Hour 2019 up 0.6% flat
30 Estonia 35.5 Hour 2025 down 5.8% falling
30 Estonia 35.5 Hour 2025 down 5.8% falling
32 Luxembourg 35.3 Hour 2025 down 6.6% falling
32 France 35.3 Hour 2025 down 1.1% flat
32 Switzerland 35.3 Hour 2025 down 1.9% flat
35 Iceland 34.7 Hour 2025 down 10.3% falling
36 Ireland 34.3 Hour 2025 down 2.6% flat
37 Sweden 34.2 Hour 2025 down 2.6% flat
38 Belgium 33.8 Hour 2025 down 8.4% falling
39 Austria 33.6 Hour 2025 down 4.3% falling
39 Finland 33.6 Hour 2025 down 5.9% falling
41 Germany 33.2 Hour 2025 down 5.4% falling
42 Norway 32.7 Hour 2025 down 2.7% flat
43 Denmark 32.4 Hour 2025 down 6.1% falling
44 Netherlands 30.3 Hour 2025 down 3.8% flat
44 Netherlands 30.3 Hour 2025 down 3.8% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
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)
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 811 data points, 2008–2025
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