Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 36.2 Hour in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
36.2 Hour
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
285th
of 437 regions
All-time high
37.8 Hour
in 2003
All-time low
36.2 Hour
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 36.2 Hour, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 37.8 Hour in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.2 Hour, in 2024.
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 285th of 437 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.7 Hour | — |
| 2003 | 37.8 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.8 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.7 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 37.5 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.4 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.3 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.1 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.9 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36.5 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.4 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.5 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 36.3 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.2 Hour | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.64 Hour | 37.4 Hour | 37.8 Hour | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.77 Hour | 36.6 Hour | 37.3 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.35 Hour | 36.2 Hour | 36.5 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 36.2 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 Hour in 2003.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2 Hour in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 285th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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