Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who was 35.5 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 35.5 Hour 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 3.0% 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 Hour in 2004 and was at its lowest, 35.5 Hour, in 2025.
That places European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 240th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.9 Hour | — |
| 2003 | 37.9 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 38 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 37.8 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.7 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.1 Hour | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.1 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.7 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.5 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.4 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 35.8 Hour | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 36 Hour | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 36 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.7 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 35.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 35.5 Hour | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.75 Hour | 37.1 Hour | 38 Hour | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.73 Hour | 36.4 Hour | 37.2 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.77 Hour | 35.5 Hour | 36 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (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 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 61.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (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 35.5 Hour 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 Hour 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 35.5 Hour 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 240th 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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