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 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
36.1
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 3 regions
All-time high
37.8
in 2003
All-time low
36.1
in 2024
Years of data
25
2002–2026
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 36.1, measured in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 25 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 37.8 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 36.1, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.7 | — |
| 2003 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.8 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.7 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.6 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.5 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 37.4 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.3 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.2 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 36.6 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.5 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.6 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.5 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.2 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 36.1 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 36.1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6 | 37.3 | 37.8 | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.71 | 36.5 | 37.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.24 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
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 in 2026, 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 37.8 in 2003.
- 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 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 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2026.
- 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 falling.
- 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 occupation - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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