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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. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
42.5 Hour
Greece
Lowest
31 Hour
Netherlands
Median
39.05 Hour
Years covered
11
1998–2008
Data points
433

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. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 42.5 Hour in Greece; the lowest is 31 Hour in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 39.05 Hour, and the mean is 38.33 Hour.

Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 2.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 8.0%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 42.5 Hour 2008 down 1.4% flat
2 Bulgaria 41.7 Hour 2008 up 2.2% flat
2 Czechia 41.7 Hour 2008 down 4.8% falling
4 Slovakia 40.9 Hour 2008 down 4.4% flat
4 Slovakia 40.9 Hour 2008 down 4.4% flat
6 Poland 40.7 Hour 2008 down 0.5% flat
6 Poland 40.7 Hour 2008 down 0.5% flat
8 Cyprus 40.4 Hour 2008 down 2.2% flat
9 Slovenia 40.3 Hour 2008 down 3.8% flat
9 Slovenia 40.3 Hour 2008 down 3.8% flat
9 Romania 40.3 Hour 2008 down 0.7% flat
9 Croatia 40.3 Hour 2008 down 1.5% flat
9 Croatia 40.3 Hour 2008 down 1.5% flat
14 Hungary 40 Hour 2008 down 2.7% flat
15 Latvia 39.8 Hour 2008 down 4.6% flat
15 Latvia 39.8 Hour 2008 down 4.6% flat
17 Estonia 39.2 Hour 2008 down 4.6% flat
17 Estonia 39.2 Hour 2008 down 4.6% flat
19 Lithuania 39.1 Hour 2008 down 0.3% flat
19 Lithuania 39.1 Hour 2008 down 0.3% flat
21 Malta 39 Hour 2008 down 3.9% flat
21 Portugal 39 Hour 2008 down 2.5% flat
23 Iceland 38.9 Hour 2008 down 4.9% flat
23 Spain 38.9 Hour 2008 down 3.7% flat
25 France 38.1 Hour 2008 up 0.8% flat
25 Austria 38.1 Hour 2008 down 1.6% flat
27 Italy 38 Hour 2008 down 3.3% flat
28 Finland 37.3 Hour 2008 down 3.1% flat
29 United Kingdom 36.8 Hour 2008 down 3.4% flat
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.8 Hour 2008 down 3.4% flat
31 Belgium 36.6 Hour 2008 down 3.7% flat
32 Luxembourg 36.5 Hour 2008 down 4.9% falling
33 Sweden 36.2 Hour 2008 down 1.4% flat
34 Ireland 35.7 Hour 2008 down 8.0% falling
35 Germany 35.6 Hour 2008 down 4.6% falling
36 Switzerland 34.9 Hour 2008 down 4.9% flat
37 Denmark 33.9 Hour 2008 down 4.2% flat
38 Norway 33.6 Hour 2008 down 5.4% falling
39 Netherlands 31 Hour 2008 down 4.0% flat
39 Netherlands 31 Hour 2008 down 4.0% 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. 1.1) (1998-2008) - quarterly data
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 433 data points, 1998–2008
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