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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

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Indicator
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during the reference week - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 267 data points, 2021–2026
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