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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 48.4 Hour
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 46.8 Hour
- Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 45.9 Hour
- Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 45.6 Hour
- Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 45 Hour
- Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop 44.9 Hour
- Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 44.5 Hour
- Crna Gora 44.4 Hour
- İstanbul 44.4 Hour
- Notio Aigaio 44.3 Hour
- Konya, Karaman 44.3 Hour
- Ionia Nisia 44.1 Hour
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 43.9 Hour
- Batı Anadolu 43.7 Hour
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 43.7 Hour
- Peloponnisos 43.6 Hour
- Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 43.6 Hour
- Antalya, Isparta, Burdur 43.6 Hour
- Ankara 43.5 Hour
- Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 43.5 Hour
- Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 43.4 Hour
- Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 43.4 Hour
- Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti 43.3 Hour
- Batı Marmara 43.3 Hour
- Ege 43.3 Hour
- Akdeniz 43.3 Hour
- Batı Karadeniz 43.3 Hour
- Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 43.3 Hour
- Balıkesir, Çanakkale 43.2 Hour
- Orta Anadolu 43.2 Hour
- Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 43.2 Hour
- Kriti 43.1 Hour
- Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 43.1 Hour
- Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 43.1 Hour
- Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 43.1 Hour
- İzmir 43 Hour
- Doğu Karadeniz 43 Hour
- Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane 43 Hour
- Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije 42.9 Hour
- Sterea Elláda 42.7 Hour