Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in European Union 28
European Union 28: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) was 7.70 million in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in European Union 28, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
European Union 28 recorded 7.70 million for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in European Union 28 peaked at 7.79 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.11 million, in 2020.
That places European Union 28 40th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) in European Union 28, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.33 million | — |
| 2006 | 7.46 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 7.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.60 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.32 million | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 7.32 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.24 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 7.18 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 7.28 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.35 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.57 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 7.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.11 million | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 7.46 million | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 7.72 million | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 7.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 7.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7.76 million | -0.4% |
| 2026 | 7.72 million | -0.4% |
| 2027 | 7.70 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.46 million | 7.32 million | 7.60 million | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.41 million | 7.18 million | 7.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.63 million | 7.11 million | 7.79 million | 8 |
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More work & labour data for European Union 28
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 254,923 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 190,645 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.68 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 121,951 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 82,196 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.96 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.8736 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.3826 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons in European Union 28?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in European Union 28 was 7.70 million in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in European Union 28?
- The highest recorded value was 7.79 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in European Union 28?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.11 million in 2020.
- How does European Union 28 rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- European Union 28 ranks 40th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in European Union 28?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 28 data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.