Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
4,621 Thousand persons
Germany
Lowest
2 Thousand persons
North Macedonia
Median
47 Thousand persons
Years covered
6
2021–2026
Data points
262
What the numbers show
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job - quarterly data is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 4,621 Thousand persons in Germany; the lowest is 2 Thousand persons in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 47 Thousand persons, and the mean is 437.85 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,310.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 106.6%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 51.6%).
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 4,621 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 2 | Türkiye | 2,396 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 106.6% | rising |
| 3 | France | 1,637 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1,549 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1,549 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Spain | 946 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 854 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 8 | Switzerland | 583 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 9 | Belgium | 452 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 10 | Denmark | 429 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 405 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 12 | Norway | 390 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 13 | Sweden | 320 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 288 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 288 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 275 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 242 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 18 | Portugal | 131 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 19 | Czechia | 119 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 58 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 47 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 34 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 34 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 27 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 27 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 26 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 27 | Iceland | 22 Thousand persons | 2025 | — | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 20 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 17 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 17 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 32 | Estonia | 17 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 15 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 36 | Croatia | 14 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 14 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 12 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 39 | Malta | 10 Thousand persons | 2026 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 Thousand persons | 2026 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 2 Thousand persons | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
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) 12,571 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 11,330 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 11,330 Thousand persons