Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Long working hours in the main job by professional status and was 6.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.2%
Change on year
down 6.1%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
11.5%
in 2005
All-time low
6.2%
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long working hours in the main job by professional status and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 6.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 11.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.4% | — |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 6.2% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.3% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 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
- 5 Montenegro 12.1% 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 long working hours in the main job by professional status and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 6.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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