Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Greece
Greece: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 41 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
41 Hour
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 48 countries
All-time high
43.4 Hour
in 1999
All-time low
40.9 Hour
in 2023
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Greece, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
In 2025, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Greece stood at 41 Hour.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Greece peaked at 43.4 Hour in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.9 Hour, in 2023.
That places Greece 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Greece, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.4 Hour | — |
| 2000 | 43.2 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 43.3 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.2 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 43.3 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 43 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 43 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.7 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.4 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 42.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.2 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.1 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 42 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.1 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 42 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.2 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 42.3 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 42 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 42 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.7 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.8 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 41.4 Hour | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 41 Hour | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 40.9 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 41 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41 Hour | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 41 Hour is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.05 Hour, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 41 Hour is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.6 Hour, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.4 Hour | 43.4 Hour | 43.4 Hour | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.89 Hour | 42.4 Hour | 43.3 Hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.06 Hour | 41.7 Hour | 42.3 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.18 Hour | 40.9 Hour | 41.8 Hour | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Greece?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Greece was 41 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4 Hour in 1999.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9 Hour in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Greece ranks 5th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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