Employees working shifts - % of total employees in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Employees working shifts - % of total employees was 17.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17.3%
Change on year
down 2.8%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
18.8%
in 2002
All-time low
16.7%
in 2009
Years of data
22
2002–2025
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 17.3% for employees working shifts - % of total employees in 2025.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees working shifts - % of total employees in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 18.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2009.
Employees working shifts - % of total employees in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 18.8% | — |
| 2003 | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Serbia 38.5% compare
- 2 Montenegro 35.7% compare
- 3 Romania 34.9% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 34.7% compare
More work & labour data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 65.9% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 221,161 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 207,842 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees working shifts - % of total employees in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Employees working shifts - % of total employees in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 17.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest employees working shifts - % of total employees recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2009.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for employees working shifts - % of total employees?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employees working shifts - % of total employees rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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