Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional was 36.1 Hour in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
36.1 Hour
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
37.4 Hour
in 2008
All-time low
36.1 Hour
in 2024
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Hour.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 36.1 Hour for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 37.4 Hour in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.1 Hour, in 2024.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 37.4 Hour | — |
| 2009 | 37.3 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.6 Hour | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.5 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.4 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.4 Hour | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.2 Hour | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.1 Hour | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.1 Hour | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.35 Hour | 37.3 Hour | 37.4 Hour | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.71 Hour | 36.5 Hour | 37.2 Hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.27 Hour | 36.1 Hour | 36.4 Hour | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 44 Hour compare
- 2 Türkiye 42.7 Hour compare
- 3 Serbia 41.4 Hour compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.9 Hour compare
- 5 Greece 40.7 Hour compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure 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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 36.1 Hour in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4 Hour in 2008.
- What is the lowest average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1 Hour in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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