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
1983–2025
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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional status, full-time/part-time employment and occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,164 data points, 1983–2025
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