Average usual weekly hours worked in the main … 2008-2026 2 economic in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Average usual weekly hours worked in the main … 2008-2026 2 economic was 36.2 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
36.2
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
37.5
in 2008
All-time low
36.2
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.
Analysis
In 2025, average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 36.2. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% 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 37.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.2, in 2024.
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main … 2008-2026 2 economic in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 37.5 | — |
| 2009 | 37.3 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 37.2 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 37.1 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.7 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.5 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 36.4 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 36.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.3 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.2 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4 | 37.3 | 37.5 | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.75 | 36.5 | 37.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.32 | 36.2 | 36.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Montenegro 44.3 compare
- 2 Türkiye 43.7 compare
- 3 Serbia 41.6 compare
- 3 Serbia 41.6 compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.2 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (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 36.2 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 37.5 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 36.2 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 1.1%. 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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