Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Long working hours in the main job by professional status and was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.6%
Change on year
down 4.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
11.4%
in 2005
All-time low
6.6%
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 11.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.9% | — |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Türkiye 26.5% compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.5% compare
- 2 United Kingdom 13.5% compare
- 4 Iceland 12.6% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 6.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2025.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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