Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 16.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
16.1
Change on year
down 2.4%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
21.6
in 2005
All-time low
15.5
in 2020
Years of data
20
2004–2025
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 16.1, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 21.6 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.5, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.4 | — |
| 2005 | 21.6 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 20 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 20.2 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 19.8 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.4 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.6 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.9 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18 | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 17.8 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 17.7 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 16.1 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.2 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.9 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 16.5 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 16.1 | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.07 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.94 | 16.1 | 20.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.25 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Iceland 42.6 compare
- 2 Netherlands 38 compare
- 2 Netherlands 38 compare
- 4 Croatia 37.7 compare
- 4 Croatia 37.7 compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,162 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,605 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 207,842 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.5 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 16.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6 in 2005.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5 in 2020.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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