Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 15.3 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
15.3
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
16.4
in 2016
All-time low
14.7
in 2009
Years of data
22
2002–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 15.3, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 16.4 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.7, in 2009.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 16 | — |
| 2003 | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.6 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.2 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.9 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.4 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.7 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 15.2 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.4 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.6 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.9 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 16.4 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.8 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.7 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 16 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15.3 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5 | 14.7 | 16 | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.84 | 15.2 | 16.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 | 15.3 | 16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Serbia 38.5 compare
- 1 Serbia 38.5 compare
- 3 Montenegro 35.7 compare
- 4 Romania 34.9 compare
- 5 North Macedonia 34.7 compare
- 5 North Macedonia 34.7 compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 175,909 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,547 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 15.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4 in 2016.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7 in 2009.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employees working shifts - % of total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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