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Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
44 Hour
Montenegro
Lowest
31 Hour
Netherlands
Median
38.7 Hour
Years covered
19
2008–2026
Data points
853

What the numbers show

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 44 Hour in Montenegro; the lowest is 31 Hour in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 38.7 Hour, and the mean is 37.88 Hour.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 4.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 7.8%).

Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 44 Hour 2020 up 4.0% flat
2 Türkiye 42.7 Hour 2026 down 7.8% falling
3 Serbia 41.4 Hour 2026 down 3.7% flat
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.9 Hour 2026 down 1.2% flat
5 Greece 40.7 Hour 2026 down 3.1% flat
6 North Macedonia 40.5 Hour 2026 down 4.3% falling
7 Bulgaria 39.8 Hour 2026 down 2.2% flat
7 Romania 39.8 Hour 2026 down 0.5% flat
9 Poland 39.7 Hour 2026 down 2.0% flat
9 Poland 39.7 Hour 2026 down 2.0% flat
11 Portugal 39.4 Hour 2026 up 0.5% flat
12 Slovakia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.8% flat
12 Slovakia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.8% flat
12 Cyprus 39.2 Hour 2026 up 0.5% flat
12 Croatia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.3% flat
12 Croatia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.3% flat
17 Hungary 39.1 Hour 2026 down 1.5% flat
18 Slovenia 39 Hour 2026 down 0.8% flat
18 Slovenia 39 Hour 2026 down 0.8% flat
20 Lithuania 38.9 Hour 2026 up 0.8% flat
20 Malta 38.9 Hour 2026 up 1.3% flat
20 Lithuania 38.9 Hour 2026 up 0.8% flat
23 Czechia 38.7 Hour 2026 down 4.0% falling
24 Latvia 38.2 Hour 2026 down 0.8% flat
24 Latvia 38.2 Hour 2026 down 0.8% flat
26 Luxembourg 37.7 Hour 2026 up 0.5% flat
27 Spain 37.5 Hour 2026 down 0.5% flat
28 Estonia 37.4 Hour 2026 down 2.3% falling
28 Estonia 37.4 Hour 2026 down 2.3% falling
30 Italy 37.2 Hour 2026 up 0.8% flat
31 Sweden 37.1 Hour 2026 up 2.2% flat
32 Iceland 37 Hour 2025 down 4.4% flat
33 France 36.7 Hour 2026 down 1.6% flat
34 United Kingdom 36.6 Hour 2020 up 0.5% flat
34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.6 Hour 2020 up 0.5% flat
36 Belgium 35.8 Hour 2026 down 3.2% flat
37 Ireland 35.4 Hour 2026 down 1.7% flat
38 Austria 35.3 Hour 2026 down 3.0% falling
39 Switzerland 35.2 Hour 2026 up 1.4% flat
40 Finland 34.9 Hour 2026 down 4.1% falling
41 Germany 34.3 Hour 2026 down 2.6% flat
42 Norway 34.2 Hour 2026 up 0.9% flat
43 Denmark 33 Hour 2026 down 0.9% flat
44 Netherlands 31 Hour 2026 up 2.0% flat
44 Netherlands 31 Hour 2026 up 2.0% flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 853 data points, 2008–2026
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