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
50
Highest
42.7 Hour
Montenegro
Lowest
30.4 Hour
Netherlands
Median
37.2 Hour
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,552
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 50 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 37.2 Hour, and the mean is 36.6 Hour.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 41 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 … NUTS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | Serbia | 40.4 Hour | 2025 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 39.5 Hour | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 39.4 Hour | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 39.4 Hour | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 38.6 Hour | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 38.5 Hour | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 38.5 Hour | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 12 | Romania | 38.2 Hour | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 38.1 Hour | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Lithuania | 38.1 Hour | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 38 Hour | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 38 Hour | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 37.6 Hour | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 17 | Latvia | 37.6 Hour | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 37.5 Hour | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 19 | Croatia | 37.5 Hour | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 37.4 Hour | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 37.4 Hour | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 37.4 Hour | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 24 | Malta | 37.3 Hour | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 25 | Czechia | 37.2 Hour | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 37.2 Hour | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 37.1 Hour | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 28 | Spain | 36.1 Hour | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 36 Hour | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 30 | Estonia | 35.6 Hour | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 35.6 Hour | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 35.6 Hour | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 35.6 Hour | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Switzerland | 35.4 Hour | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 34 | Mayotte | 35.4 Hour | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 36 | France | 35.3 Hour | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 35.3 Hour | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 38 | Iceland | 34.8 Hour | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 39 | Sweden | 34.4 Hour | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 40 | Ireland | 34.3 Hour | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 41 | Guadeloupe | 33.9 Hour | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 41 | Martinique | 33.9 Hour | 2025 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 43 | Belgium | 33.8 Hour | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 43 | Finland | 33.8 Hour | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 45 | Austria | 33.6 Hour | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 33.3 Hour | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 47 | Norway | 32.9 Hour | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Denmark | 32.6 Hour | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 49 | Netherlands | 30.4 Hour | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 49 | 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.
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 46.7 Hour
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 45 Hour
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 44.5 Hour
- Notio Aigaio 43.4 Hour
- Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 43.4 Hour
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 43.4 Hour
- Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop 43.3 Hour
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 43.3 Hour
- Ionia Nisia 43.1 Hour
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 42.9 Hour
- Crna Gora 42.7 Hour
- İstanbul 42.7 Hour
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 42.4 Hour
- Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 42.4 Hour
- Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 42.2 Hour
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 42.1 Hour
- Konya, Karaman 42.1 Hour
- Peloponnisos 41.9 Hour
- Batı Marmara 41.9 Hour
- Batı Anadolu 41.9 Hour
- Orta Anadolu 41.9 Hour
- Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije 41.8 Hour
- Antalya, Isparta, Burdur 41.8 Hour
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 41.8 Hour
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 41.7 Hour
- Voreio Aigaio 41.7 Hour
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 41.7 Hour
- Ankara 41.7 Hour
- Akdeniz 41.7 Hour
- Balıkesir, Çanakkale 41.6 Hour
- Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 41.6 Hour
- Ege 41.5 Hour
- Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 41.5 Hour
- Sterea Elláda 41.4 Hour
- İzmir 41.4 Hour
- İzmir 41.4 Hour
- Srbija - jug 41.3 Hour
- Batı Karadeniz 41.3 Hour
- Doğu Marmara 41.1 Hour
- Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 41.1 Hour