Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job … occupation main in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job … occupation main was 35.4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
35.4
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
38
in 2004
All-time low
35.4
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 35.4 for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 38 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job … occupation main in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.9 | — |
| 2003 | 37.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.7 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 37.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.6 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.1 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.1 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.6 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.5 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 36.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 36 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.7 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 35.5 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 35.4 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.74 | 37.1 | 38 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.71 | 36.4 | 37.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.73 | 35.4 | 36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Montenegro 42.7 compare
- 2 Türkiye 42 compare
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.8 compare
- 4 Serbia 40.4 compare
- 4 Serbia 40.4 compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 35.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 38 in 2004.
- What is the lowest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of 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 occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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