Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
13.5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0.3
Bulgaria
Median
6
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
915
What the numbers show
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 13.5 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0.3 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 6.06.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 45.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 61.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 85.0%).
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.5 | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 2 | Iceland | 12.6 | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 3 | Montenegro | 12.1 | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 4 | Greece | 11.8 | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 5 | France | 9.4 | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 6 | Cyprus | 9.1 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 9 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 8.5 | 2025 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 7.8 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 7.7 | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 11 | Italy | 7 | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 12 | Switzerland | 6.8 | 2025 | up 58.1% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 6.6 | 2025 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 6.5 | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 6.4 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 16 | Slovakia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 16 | Serbia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 18 | Spain | 6 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 20 | Malta | 5.6 | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 5.2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 22 | Norway | 5 | 2025 | up 61.3% | flat |
| 23 | Netherlands | 4.9 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 23 | Germany | 4.9 | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 25 | Slovenia | 4.6 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 26 | Denmark | 4.3 | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 28 | North Macedonia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 30 | Hungary | 2.2 | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 31 | Estonia | 2 | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 32 | Romania | 1.4 | 2025 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 0.3 | 2025 | down 85.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 26.5