Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, economic activity and full-time/part-time employment in the first job (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) by country
What the numbers show
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who worked in this job during the reference week by professional status, economic activity and full-time/part-time employment in the first job (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 18.2 Hour in North Macedonia; the lowest is 7.8 Hour in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.2 Hour, and the mean is 12.65 Hour.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 27.7%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 25.6%).
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 18.2 Hour | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 17.7 Hour | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Serbia | 17.5 Hour | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 17.1 Hour | 2025 | up 8.2% | flat |
| 5 | Türkiye | 15.3 Hour | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 14.5 Hour | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 14.5 Hour | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 14.4 Hour | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Slovakia | 14.4 Hour | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Cyprus | 14.3 Hour | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 14 Hour | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 14 Hour | 2025 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 13 | Ireland | 13.8 Hour | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 14 | Hungary | 13.6 Hour | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 13.6 Hour | 2025 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 16 | Montenegro | 13.4 Hour | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 13.4 Hour | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 18 | Malta | 12.9 Hour | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 12.8 Hour | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 12.6 Hour | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Estonia | 12.6 Hour | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 12.4 Hour | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | Slovenia | 12.2 Hour | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 12.2 Hour | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 25 | Iceland | 12.1 Hour | 2025 | down 17.7% | flat |
| 26 | Lithuania | 12 Hour | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 12 Hour | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 12 Hour | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 11.8 Hour | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 30 | Norway | 11.4 Hour | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 11.3 Hour | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.3 Hour | 2025 | — | flat |
| 33 | France | 11.1 Hour | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11 Hour | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 11 Hour | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 10.6 Hour | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 10.6 Hour | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 10.6 Hour | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 39 | Netherlands | 10.4 Hour | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 39 | Netherlands | 10.4 Hour | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 39 | Denmark | 10.4 Hour | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 10.3 Hour | 2025 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 9.9 Hour | 2025 | down 25.6% | flat |
| 44 | Switzerland | 9.8 Hour | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 45 | Germany | 7.8 Hour | 2025 | down 6.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 10.9 Hour
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 10.4 Hour