Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
39
Highest
44.4
Montenegro
Lowest
34.6
Mayotte
Median
37.6
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,137
What the numbers show
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 44.4 in Montenegro; the lowest is 34.6 in Mayotte.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.6, and the mean is 37.89.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 4.5%), and the largest decrease in Mayotte (down 11.5%).
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 44.4 | 2020 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 43.8 | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 3 | Serbia | 41.6 | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.2 | 2025 | — | flat |
| 5 | Greece | 41 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 40.7 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 39.9 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 39.9 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 39.9 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 39.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Portugal | 39.5 | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 39.4 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Hungary | 39.3 | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 13 | Slovakia | 39.3 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 39.1 | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 39 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 38.9 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 38.5 | 2025 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 19 | Iceland | 37.6 | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 37.6 | 2025 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 21 | Spain | 37.5 | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 37.4 | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 23 | Italy | 37.2 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | France | 36.9 | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 36.6 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Belgium | 35.9 | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 35.5 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 35.4 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 35.3 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 34.5 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Germany | 34.3 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 32 | Denmark | 33.3 | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 33 | Netherlands | 31.2 | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 136 | Malta | 39.2 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 37.6 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 334 | Ireland | 35.5 | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 363 | Guadeloupe | 34.9 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 369 | Martinique | 34.8 | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 376 | Mayotte | 34.6 | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |