Employees working shifts - % of total employees by country
Countries reporting
46
Highest
38.5%
Serbia
Lowest
5.9%
France
Median
20.8%
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
1,185
What the numbers show
Employees working shifts - % of total employees is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in Serbia; the lowest is 5.9% in France.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.8%, and the mean is 21.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 32 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 38.5% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 1 | Serbia | 38.5% | 2025 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 35.7% | 2020 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 34.9% | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 34.7% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 5 | North Macedonia | 34.7% | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 7 | Greece | 34.1% | 2025 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 30.7% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 30.7% | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 30.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 30.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 27.9% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 27.9% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 24.5% | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 15 | Malta | 24.1% | 2025 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 23.5% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 22.6% | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 21.9% | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 21.7% | 2025 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 20 | Spain | 21.6% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 21 | Slovakia | 21.5% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | 21.5% | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 20.8% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 20.8% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 18.8% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 18.8% | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 27 | Estonia | 18.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 27 | Estonia | 18.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 17.9% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 17.7% | 2025 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 16.8% | 2025 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 31 | Italy | 16.8% | 2025 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 33 | Hungary | 16.6% | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 34 | Portugal | 15.7% | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 35 | Switzerland | 15.5% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 14.6% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 14.6% | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cyprus | 14.5% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 14.5% | 2025 | down 24.9% | rising |
| 38 | Türkiye | 14.5% | 2025 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 41 | Germany | 14.3% | 2025 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 13.3% | 2025 | up 104.6% | falling |
| 43 | Denmark | 10.7% | 2025 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 44 | Lithuania | 8.4% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 44 | Lithuania | 8.4% | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 46 | 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.