Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
26.5
Türkiye
Lowest
0.3
Bulgaria
Median
5.9
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
1,176
What the numbers show
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 26.5 in Türkiye; the lowest is 0.3 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.9, and the mean is 6.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 88.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 37 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: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 26.5 | 2025 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 13.5 | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 13.5 | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 12.6 | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 5 | Montenegro | 12.1 | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 11.8 | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 7 | France | 9.4 | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 8 | Cyprus | 9.1 | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 9 | Portugal | 9 | 2025 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 10 | Belgium | 8.5 | 2025 | down 15.0% | flat |
| 11 | Ireland | 7.8 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 12 | Austria | 7.7 | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 13 | Italy | 7 | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 14 | Switzerland | 6.8 | 2025 | up 58.1% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 6.6 | 2025 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 15 | Poland | 6.6 | 2025 | down 49.6% | falling |
| 17 | Czechia | 6.5 | 2025 | down 46.3% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 6.4 | 2025 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 19 | Slovakia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 19 | Slovakia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 19 | Serbia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 23 | Spain | 6 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 24 | Luxembourg | 5.9 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 5.6 | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 26 | Finland | 5.2 | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 27 | Norway | 5 | 2025 | up 61.3% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 4.9 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 28 | Germany | 4.9 | 2025 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 28 | Netherlands | 4.9 | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 4.6 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 31 | Slovenia | 4.6 | 2025 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 33 | Denmark | 4.3 | 2025 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.1 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Croatia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 37 | Croatia | 2.8 | 2025 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 39 | Hungary | 2.2 | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 2 | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 40 | Estonia | 2 | 2025 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 42 | Romania | 1.4 | 2025 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 1 | 2025 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Latvia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Latvia | 0.9 | 2025 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 47 | 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.