Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 33.9 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
Nordrhein-Westfalen recorded 33.9 Hour for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 36.7 Hour in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33.9 Hour, in 2025.
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 390th of 437 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 36.7 Hour | — |
| 2000 | 36.5 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 36.2 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.9 Hour | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 35.3 Hour | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 35.5 Hour | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 35.1 Hour | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 35 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 35 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.1 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.2 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.2 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2 Hour | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.8 Hour | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.9 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.8 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.6 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.4 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 34.1 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 34.3 Hour | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.3 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.1 Hour | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 34 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 33.9 Hour | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7 Hour | 36.7 Hour | 36.7 Hour | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.48 Hour | 35 Hour | 36.5 Hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.83 Hour | 34.4 Hour | 35.2 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.12 Hour | 33.9 Hour | 34.3 Hour | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.8% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 33.9 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 Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7 Hour in 1999.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9 Hour in 2025.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 390th 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 Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen 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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