Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Slovakia
Slovakia: Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region was 39.3 Hour in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region in Slovakia, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 39.3 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.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Slovakia peaked at 42.6 Hour in 1999 and was at its lowest, 39.3 Hour, in 2025.
That places Slovakia 15th out of 48 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.6 Hour | — |
| 2000 | 42.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 42.2 Hour | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 41.9 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 40.5 Hour | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 40.7 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.9 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.1 Hour | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 41 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.8 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.6 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 40.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.8 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 40.7 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.5 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.2 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 40.1 Hour | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.8 Hour | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 40 Hour | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 40.1 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 39.9 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 39.5 Hour | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 39.5 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.5 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.4 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.3 Hour | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6 Hour | 42.6 Hour | 42.6 Hour | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.27 Hour | 40.5 Hour | 42.6 Hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.34 Hour | 39.8 Hour | 40.8 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.52 Hour | 39.3 Hour | 39.9 Hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,606 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,755 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.9% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 37.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 76.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,140 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Slovakia?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region in Slovakia was 39.3 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6 Hour in 1999.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3 Hour in 2025.
- How does Slovakia rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by nuts 2 region?
- Slovakia ranks 15th 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 Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).