Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
42.7 Hour
Montenegro
Lowest
30.4 Hour
Netherlands
Median
37.15 Hour
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,417

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 NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 42.7 Hour in Montenegro; the lowest is 30.4 Hour in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 37.15 Hour, and the mean is 36.46 Hour.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 5.7%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 22.4%).

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 42.1 Hour 2025 down 9.1% falling
3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.8 Hour 2025 flat
4 Serbia 40.4 Hour 2025 down 4.0% flat
5 Greece 39.5 Hour 2025 down 2.9% falling
6 North Macedonia 39.4 Hour 2025 down 4.6% falling
7 Bulgaria 38.6 Hour 2025 down 3.7% falling
8 Poland 38.5 Hour 2025 down 3.0% flat
8 Poland 38.5 Hour 2025 down 3.0% 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 38 Hour 2025 down 1.6% falling
13 Slovenia 38 Hour 2025 down 1.6% falling
15 Latvia 37.6 Hour 2025 down 1.8% falling
15 Latvia 37.6 Hour 2025 down 1.8% falling
17 Croatia 37.5 Hour 2025 down 1.6% falling
17 Croatia 37.5 Hour 2025 down 1.6% falling
19 Cyprus 37.4 Hour 2025 down 0.8% flat
19 Slovakia 37.4 Hour 2025 down 3.6% falling
19 Slovakia 37.4 Hour 2025 down 3.6% falling
22 Malta 37.3 Hour 2025 unchanged falling
23 Czechia 37.2 Hour 2025 down 4.6% falling
23 Portugal 37.2 Hour 2025 down 3.4% flat
25 Hungary 37.1 Hour 2025 down 3.1% falling
26 Spain 36.1 Hour 2025 down 2.4% falling
27 Italy 36 Hour 2025 down 0.8% falling
28 Estonia 35.6 Hour 2025 down 5.6% falling
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 35.6 Hour 2019 up 0.6% flat
28 Estonia 35.6 Hour 2025 down 5.6% falling
28 United Kingdom 35.6 Hour 2019 up 0.6% flat
32 Switzerland 35.4 Hour 2025 down 1.9% falling
32 Mayotte 35.4 Hour 2025 down 22.4% falling
34 France 35.3 Hour 2025 down 1.1% falling
34 Luxembourg 35.3 Hour 2025 down 6.6% falling
36 Iceland 34.8 Hour 2025 down 10.1% falling
37 Sweden 34.4 Hour 2025 down 2.0% flat
38 Ireland 34.3 Hour 2025 down 2.6% falling
39 Guadeloupe 33.9 Hour 2025 up 3.0% flat
39 Martinique 33.9 Hour 2025 up 5.6% flat
41 Belgium 33.8 Hour 2025 down 8.4% falling
41 Finland 33.8 Hour 2025 down 5.3% falling
43 Austria 33.6 Hour 2025 down 4.5% falling
44 Germany 33.3 Hour 2025 down 5.4% falling
45 Norway 32.9 Hour 2025 down 2.1% flat
46 Denmark 32.6 Hour 2025 down 5.5% falling
47 Netherlands 30.4 Hour 2025 down 3.5% flat
47 Netherlands 30.4 Hour 2025 down 3.5% 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 NUTS 2 region
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
485 places, 11,417 data points, 1999–2025
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