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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

About this data

Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
476 places, 11,137 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed