Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during the reference week - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
4,544 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
17 Thousand persons
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Median
222 Thousand persons
Years covered
6
2021–2026
Data points
267
What the numbers show
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during the reference week - quarterly data is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 4,544 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 17 Thousand persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The median across all reporting countries is 222 Thousand persons, and the mean is 590.31 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 267.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 1,221.0%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 47.6%).
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4,544 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 2 | France | 3,469 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 2,253 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 2,201 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,315 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 1,315 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 1,024 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 1,024 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 681 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 671 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 652 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 590 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 472 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 471 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Norway | 442 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 438 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 17 | Denmark | 404 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 280 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 280 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 20 | Ireland | 251 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1,221.0% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 222 Thousand persons | 2026 | — | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 222 Thousand persons | 2026 | — | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 188 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 158 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 24 | Croatia | 158 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 134 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 113 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 113 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 91 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 78 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 74 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 31 | Latvia | 74 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 33 | Lithuania | 67 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 67 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 61 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 61 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 33 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 24 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 22 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 21 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 18 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 21.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 18,185 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 15,191 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 15,113 Thousand persons