Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008) by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
42.4
Greece
Lowest
31
Netherlands
Median
39
Years covered
17
1992–2008
Data points
437
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) (1992-2008) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 42.4 in Greece; the lowest is 31 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 39, and the mean is 38.4.
Over the past decade 3 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 2.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 7.5%).
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 42.4 | 2008 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 2 | Czechia | 41.7 | 2008 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 41.6 | 2008 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 4 | Poland | 41 | 2008 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Slovakia | 41 | 2008 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 6 | Iceland | 40.9 | 2008 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Romania | 40.5 | 2008 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Croatia | 40.5 | 2008 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 40.4 | 2008 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 40.2 | 2008 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 11 | Latvia | 40.1 | 2008 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 40.1 | 2008 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Estonia | 39.4 | 2008 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 14 | Lithuania | 39.1 | 2008 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 39.1 | 2008 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 39 | 2008 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 39 | 2008 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 18 | Austria | 38.4 | 2008 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Italy | 38.2 | 2008 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 20 | France | 38.1 | 2008 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Finland | 37.6 | 2008 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 36.9 | 2008 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 36.8 | 2008 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 36.7 | 2008 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 36.4 | 2008 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Ireland | 35.9 | 2008 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 27 | Germany | 35.6 | 2008 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 34.9 | 2008 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 34.3 | 2008 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 33.7 | 2008 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 31 | Netherlands | 31 | 2008 | down 4.0% | falling |