Employees working shifts - % of total employees by country

Countries reporting
44
Highest
38.5%
Serbia
Lowest
5.9%
France
Median
19.8%
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
1,154

What the numbers show

Employees working shifts - % of total employees is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in Serbia; the lowest is 5.9% in France.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.8%, and the mean is 21.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 109.8%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 42.5%).

Employees working shifts - % of total employees: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Serbia 38.5% 2025 down 6.8% falling
2 Montenegro 35.7% 2020 down 17.6% falling
3 Romania 34.9% 2025 up 35.3% rising
4 North Macedonia 34.7% 2025 down 8.7% rising
5 Greece 34.1% 2025 up 22.7% rising
6 Croatia 30.7% 2025 down 12.5% rising
6 Croatia 30.7% 2025 down 12.5% rising
8 Slovenia 30.1% 2025 down 10.7% rising
8 Slovenia 30.1% 2025 down 10.7% rising
10 Poland 27.9% 2025 down 9.4% falling
10 Poland 27.9% 2025 down 9.4% falling
12 Czechia 24.5% 2025 down 16.9% falling
13 Malta 24.1% 2025 up 22.3% flat
14 Norway 23.5% 2025 down 2.1% rising
15 Finland 22.6% 2025 down 2.2% falling
16 Ireland 21.9% 2025 up 37.7% rising
17 Iceland 21.7% 2025 down 19.0% rising
18 Spain 21.6% 2025 up 12.5% rising
19 Slovakia 21.5% 2025 down 32.2% falling
19 Slovakia 21.5% 2025 down 32.2% falling
21 Latvia 20.8% 2025 down 6.3% falling
21 Latvia 20.8% 2025 down 6.3% falling
23 United Kingdom 18.8% 2019 up 3.3% rising
23 United Kingdom 18.8% 2019 up 3.3% rising
25 Estonia 18.6% 2025 up 0.5% falling
25 Estonia 18.6% 2025 up 0.5% falling
27 Sweden 17.9% 2025 down 18.6% falling
28 Luxembourg 17.7% 2025 down 42.5% rising
29 Italy 16.8% 2025 down 9.2% flat
29 Bulgaria 16.8% 2025 down 18.4% falling
31 Hungary 16.6% 2025 down 13.5% falling
32 Portugal 15.7% 2025 down 14.7% rising
33 Switzerland 15.5% 2025 down 0.6% rising
34 Netherlands 14.6% 2025 up 12.3% rising
34 Netherlands 14.6% 2025 up 12.3% rising
36 Austria 14.5% 2025 down 24.9% rising
36 Cyprus 14.5% 2025 down 2.7% rising
36 Türkiye 14.5% 2025 up 17.9% flat
39 Germany 14.3% 2025 down 17.3% rising
40 Belgium 13.3% 2025 up 104.6% falling
41 Denmark 10.7% 2025 up 109.8% rising
42 Lithuania 8.4% 2025 down 34.4% falling
42 Lithuania 8.4% 2025 down 34.4% falling
44 France 5.9% 2025 down 18.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Employees working shifts - % of total employees
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 1,154 data points, 1992–2025
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