Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who was 34.9 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 34.9 Hour, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is 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 Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 37.5 Hour in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.9 Hour, in 2025.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 292nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.4 Hour | — |
| 2003 | 37.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.5 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 37.5 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.3 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.2 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.1 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 36.6 Hour | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.7 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.7 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.4 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 36.1 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 36.1 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.1 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.2 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.1 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.3 Hour | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 35.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.4 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 35.1 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 35 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 34.9 Hour | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.25 Hour | 36.6 Hour | 37.5 Hour | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.24 Hour | 36 Hour | 36.7 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.17 Hour | 34.9 Hour | 35.4 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.8% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 34.9 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5 Hour in 2004.
- What is the lowest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9 Hour in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 292nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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