Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
36
Highest
44
Montenegro
Lowest
31
Netherlands
Median
38.45
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
0
What the numbers show
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation - quarterly data is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 44 in Montenegro; the lowest is 31 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.45, and the mean is 37.93.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 24 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 44 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 42.7 | 2026 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 2 | Serbia | 41.4 | 2026 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.9 | 2026 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 4 | Greece | 40.7 | 2026 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 40.5 | 2026 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 39.8 | 2026 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 39.8 | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 39.7 | 2026 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Portugal | 39.4 | 2026 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 39.2 | 2026 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Croatia | 39.2 | 2026 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 10 | Slovakia | 39.2 | 2026 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 39.1 | 2026 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 39 | 2026 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 15 | Lithuania | 38.9 | 2026 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Malta | 38.9 | 2026 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 38.7 | 2026 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 38.2 | 2026 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 37.7 | 2026 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Spain | 37.5 | 2026 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 21 | Estonia | 37.4 | 2026 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 22 | Italy | 37.2 | 2026 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 23 | Sweden | 37.1 | 2026 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 24 | Iceland | 37 | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 25 | France | 36.7 | 2026 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 36.6 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 27 | Belgium | 35.8 | 2026 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 28 | Ireland | 35.4 | 2026 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 29 | Austria | 35.3 | 2026 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 35.2 | 2026 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Finland | 34.9 | 2026 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Germany | 34.3 | 2026 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 33 | Norway | 34.2 | 2026 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Denmark | 33 | 2026 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 31 | 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.