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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
47
Highest
44 Hour
Montenegro
Lowest
31 Hour
Netherlands
Median
38.9 Hour
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,291

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 47 countries. The highest value is 44 Hour in Montenegro; the lowest is 31 Hour in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 38.9 Hour, and the mean is 38.05 Hour.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 4.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 6.7%).

Average usual weekly: quarterly data … occupation quarterly: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 44 Hour 2020 up 4.0% flat
2 Türkiye 43.2 Hour 2026 down 6.7% falling
3 Serbia 41.4 Hour 2026 down 3.7% flat
3 Serbia 41.4 Hour 2026 down 3.7% flat
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.9 Hour 2026 down 1.2% flat
6 Greece 40.8 Hour 2026 down 2.9% falling
7 North Macedonia 40.7 Hour 2026 down 3.8% falling
7 North Macedonia 40.7 Hour 2026 down 3.8% falling
9 Romania 39.9 Hour 2026 down 0.2% flat
10 Bulgaria 39.8 Hour 2026 down 2.2% flat
11 Poland 39.7 Hour 2026 down 2.0% flat
11 Poland 39.7 Hour 2026 down 2.0% flat
13 Portugal 39.5 Hour 2026 up 0.8% flat
14 Slovakia 39.3 Hour 2026 down 1.5% falling
14 Cyprus 39.3 Hour 2026 up 0.8% flat
16 Croatia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.3% flat
16 Slovakia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.8% falling
16 Croatia 39.2 Hour 2026 down 1.3% flat
19 Malta 39.1 Hour 2026 up 1.8% flat
19 Hungary 39.1 Hour 2026 down 1.5% flat
21 Lithuania 39 Hour 2026 up 1.0% flat
21 Slovenia 39 Hour 2026 down 0.8% falling
21 Slovenia 39 Hour 2026 down 0.8% falling
24 Lithuania 38.9 Hour 2026 up 0.8% flat
25 Czechia 38.7 Hour 2026 down 4.0% falling
26 Latvia 38.2 Hour 2026 down 0.8% falling
27 Latvia 38.1 Hour 2026 down 1.0% falling
28 Iceland 38 Hour 2026 down 1.3% falling
29 Estonia 37.4 Hour 2026 down 2.3% falling
29 Spain 37.4 Hour 2026 down 0.8% falling
31 Estonia 37.3 Hour 2026 down 2.6% falling
32 Italy 37.2 Hour 2026 up 0.8% falling
32 Luxembourg 37.2 Hour 2026 down 0.8% flat
32 Sweden 37.2 Hour 2026 up 2.5% flat
35 France 36.7 Hour 2026 down 1.6% flat
36 United Kingdom 36.6 Hour 2020 up 0.5% flat
36 United Kingdom 36.6 Hour 2020 up 0.5% flat
38 Belgium 35.6 Hour 2026 down 3.8% flat
39 Ireland 35.4 Hour 2026 down 1.7% falling
40 Austria 35.3 Hour 2026 down 3.0% falling
41 Finland 35.2 Hour 2026 down 3.3% falling
42 Switzerland 34.9 Hour 2026 up 0.6% flat
43 Germany 34.2 Hour 2026 down 2.8% falling
43 Norway 34.2 Hour 2026 up 0.9% flat
45 Denmark 33.1 Hour 2026 down 0.6% falling
46 Netherlands 31 Hour 2026 up 2.0% flat
46 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 occupation - quarterly data
Unit
Hour
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,291 data points, 1998–2026
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