Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
44.3
Montenegro
Lowest
31.1
Netherlands
Median
38.4
Years covered
43
1983β2025
Data points
1,164
What the numbers show
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 44.3 in Montenegro; the lowest is 31.1 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.4, and the mean is 37.92.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 4.2%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 5.3%).
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 44.3 | 2020 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 2 | Serbia | 41.6 | 2025 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.2 | 2025 | β | flat |
| 4 | Greece | 41 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 40.7 | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 39.9 | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 39.8 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 39.8 | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Cyprus | 39.5 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Portugal | 39.5 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 39.4 | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 12 | Slovak Republic | 39.3 | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 13 | Hungary | 39.2 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 14 | Slovenia | 39.1 | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 14 | Malta | 39.1 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 38.9 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 38.8 | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 38.4 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 19 | Iceland | 37.5 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 37.5 | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 37.5 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Sweden | 37.4 | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 23 | Italy | 37.2 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 23 | Estonia | 37.2 | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 25 | France | 36.8 | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 36.6 | 2019 | unchanged | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 35.9 | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 35.5 | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ireland | 35.5 | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 30 | Finland | 35.2 | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 35.1 | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 32 | Norway | 34.4 | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 33 | Germany | 34.2 | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 34 | Denmark | 33.2 | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 35 | Netherlands | 31.1 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |