Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons … NUTS in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons … NUTS was 32.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Nordrhein-Westfalen recorded 32.9 for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 37.4 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 32.9, in 2025.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 390th of 441 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons … NUTS in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.4 | — |
| 2000 | 37.3 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 37 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 36.7 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 36.1 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.4 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 36.2 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.2 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 35.5 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 35.1 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 35.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.2 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.7 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.9 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 34.8 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.9 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.6 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.5 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.3 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.4 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 33.6 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.7 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 33.3 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 33.2 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 32.9 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.09 | 35 | 37.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.81 | 34.3 | 35.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.35 | 32.9 | 33.7 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.8 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,304 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 9,304 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 32.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4 in 1999.
- What is the lowest average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 in 2025.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 390th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen 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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