Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of total employment by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
17.0%
Norway
Lowest
4.3%
Germany
Median
7.5%
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
1,145
What the numbers show
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of total employment is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 17.0% in Norway; the lowest is 4.3% in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.5%, and the mean is 8.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 84.1%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 55.0%).
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 17.0% | 2025 | up 65.0% | falling |
| 2 | Iceland | 15.6% | 2025 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 14.1% | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 4 | Poland | 13.4% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 13.4% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 12.7% | 2025 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12.1% | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12.1% | 2025 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 9 | Croatia | 11.0% | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 9 | Croatia | 11.0% | 2025 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | 10.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 10.4% | 2019 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 10.4% | 2019 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 10.4% | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 10.1% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 16 | Finland | 9.9% | 2025 | up 43.5% | falling |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 8.9% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 8.9% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 19 | Hungary | 8.2% | 2025 | down 19.6% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 7.6% | 2025 | up 38.2% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 7.6% | 2025 | up 38.2% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 7.5% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 7.4% | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 7.4% | 2025 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 7.3% | 2025 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 7.1% | 2025 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 27 | France | 7.0% | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 27 | Serbia | 7.0% | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 7.0% | 2025 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 30 | Switzerland | 6.6% | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 6.4% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 31 | Latvia | 6.4% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 6.3% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 6.2% | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 35 | Sweden | 6.1% | 2025 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 6.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 37 | Slovakia | 5.9% | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 5.3% | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Lithuania | 4.7% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 40 | Lithuania | 4.7% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 4.5% | 2020 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 43 | Italy | 4.4% | 2025 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 44 | Germany | 4.3% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.