Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
44.4 Hour
Montenegro
Lowest
31.2 Hour
Netherlands
Median
38.5 Hour
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
11,369

What the numbers show

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 44.4 Hour in Montenegro; the lowest is 31.2 Hour in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 38.5 Hour, and the mean is 37.88 Hour.

Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 30 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 44.4 Hour 2020 up 4.5% flat
2 Türkiye 43.8 Hour 2025 down 7.8% falling
3 Serbia 41.6 Hour 2025 down 4.6% flat
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.2 Hour 2025 — flat
5 Greece 41 Hour 2025 down 2.8% falling
6 North Macedonia 40.7 Hour 2025 down 2.9% falling
7 Bulgaria 39.9 Hour 2025 down 2.2% flat
7 Poland 39.9 Hour 2025 down 2.2% flat
7 Romania 39.9 Hour 2025 up 0.3% flat
7 Poland 39.9 Hour 2025 down 2.2% flat
11 Cyprus 39.5 Hour 2025 unchanged flat
11 Portugal 39.5 Hour 2025 down 0.3% flat
13 Croatia 39.4 Hour 2025 down 0.5% flat
13 Croatia 39.4 Hour 2025 down 0.5% flat
15 Hungary 39.3 Hour 2025 down 1.3% flat
15 Slovakia 39.3 Hour 2025 down 2.2% falling
15 Slovakia 39.3 Hour 2025 down 2.2% falling
18 Malta 39.2 Hour 2025 up 1.8% flat
19 Slovenia 39.1 Hour 2025 down 0.5% falling
19 Slovenia 39.1 Hour 2025 down 0.5% falling
21 Lithuania 39 Hour 2025 up 1.6% flat
21 Lithuania 39 Hour 2025 up 1.6% flat
23 Czechia 38.9 Hour 2025 down 4.0% falling
24 Latvia 38.5 Hour 2025 down 1.3% falling
24 Latvia 38.5 Hour 2025 down 1.3% falling
26 Iceland 37.6 Hour 2025 down 5.1% falling
26 Luxembourg 37.6 Hour 2025 up 0.5% flat
26 Sweden 37.6 Hour 2025 up 3.6% flat
29 Spain 37.5 Hour 2025 down 0.8% falling
30 Estonia 37.4 Hour 2025 down 3.1% falling
30 Estonia 37.4 Hour 2025 down 3.1% falling
32 Italy 37.2 Hour 2025 up 0.5% falling
33 France 36.9 Hour 2025 down 0.8% flat
34 United Kingdom 36.6 Hour 2019 unchanged flat
34 United Kingdom 36.6 Hour 2019 unchanged flat
36 Belgium 35.9 Hour 2025 down 3.2% flat
37 Austria 35.5 Hour 2025 down 3.0% falling
37 Ireland 35.5 Hour 2025 down 1.1% flat
39 Finland 35.4 Hour 2025 down 3.8% falling
40 Switzerland 35.3 Hour 2025 up 1.1% flat
41 Guadeloupe 34.9 Hour 2025 unchanged flat
42 Martinique 34.8 Hour 2025 up 2.4% flat
43 Mayotte 34.6 Hour 2025 down 11.5% falling
44 Norway 34.5 Hour 2025 up 2.4% flat
45 Germany 34.3 Hour 2025 down 2.6% falling
46 Denmark 33.3 Hour 2025 down 1.2% falling
47 Netherlands 31.2 Hour 2025 up 3.7% flat
47 Netherlands 31.2 Hour 2025 up 3.7% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
485 places, 11,369 data points, 1999–2025
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