Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
42.6%
Iceland
Lowest
2.8%
Switzerland
Median
22.8%
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
1,178
What the numbers show
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 42.6% in Iceland; the lowest is 2.8% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.8%, and the mean is 21.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 109.3%), and the largest decrease in United Kingdom (down 56.7%).
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 42.6% | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 38.0% | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 38.0% | 2025 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 37.7% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 4 | Croatia | 37.7% | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 6 | Romania | 36.8% | 2025 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 7 | Poland | 32.7% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 7 | Poland | 32.7% | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 31.2% | 2025 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 29.0% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 29.0% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 12 | Serbia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 12 | Serbia | 27.7% | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 27.0% | 2025 | up 109.3% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 25.5% | 2025 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 25.5% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 25.5% | 2025 | down 31.8% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 25.4% | 2025 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 25.0% | 2025 | up 88.0% | flat |
| 19 | Türkiye | 25.0% | 2025 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 25.0% | 2025 | up 88.0% | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 23.6% | 2025 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | 22.8% | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 22.8% | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 25 | Malta | 21.8% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 19.4% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 18.0% | 2025 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 17.2% | 2025 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 28 | Lithuania | 17.2% | 2025 | up 27.4% | falling |
| 30 | Greece | 16.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 14.6% | 2025 | down 37.9% | flat |
| 32 | Belgium | 14.4% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 33 | France | 12.0% | 2025 | up 21.2% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 12.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 11.8% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 35 | Latvia | 11.8% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 10.7% | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 38 | Sweden | 10.4% | 2025 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 10.4% | 2019 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 10.4% | 2019 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | 10.3% | 2025 | up 15.7% | falling |
| 42 | Germany | 9.9% | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 43 | Montenegro | 9.5% | 2020 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 8.1% | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 45 | Spain | 5.4% | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 2.8% | 2025 | down 34.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.