Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
36.5%
Iceland
Lowest
1.5%
Switzerland
Median
12.6%
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
1,146
What the numbers show
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of total employment is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 36.5% in Iceland; the lowest is 1.5% in Switzerland.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.6%, and the mean is 14.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 24.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 113.3%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 62.1%).
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 36.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 32.2% | 2025 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 32.2% | 2025 | up 92.8% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 26.6% | 2025 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 24.6% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 22.5% | 2025 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 7 | Romania | 21.3% | 2025 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 21.1% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 20.9% | 2025 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 20.9% | 2025 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 11 | Croatia | 18.9% | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 18.9% | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 16.9% | 2025 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 15.5% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 15.5% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 15.5% | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 17 | Malta | 15.0% | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 14.5% | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 14.0% | 2025 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 13.3% | 2025 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 21 | Czechia | 12.7% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 12.6% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 22 | Slovakia | 12.6% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 12.3% | 2025 | down 38.5% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 12.3% | 2025 | down 38.5% | flat |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 11.7% | 2025 | down 31.6% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 11.7% | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 26 | Lithuania | 11.7% | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 10.8% | 2025 | down 39.0% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium | 10.2% | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 9.9% | 2025 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 32 | Cyprus | 9.6% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 9.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 9.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 35 | France | 8.6% | 2025 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 36 | Austria | 8.5% | 2025 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.0% | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 8.0% | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 39 | Ireland | 7.7% | 2025 | up 11.6% | falling |
| 40 | Montenegro | 7.2% | 2020 | down 62.1% | falling |
| 41 | Germany | 6.5% | 2025 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 42 | Italy | 5.9% | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 43 | Spain | 4.1% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 1.5% | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.