Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person in Europe

38 countries in Europe, 2025. Unit: hours per week. World ranking →

First in the ranking
43.4 h
Median country
33.9 h
half above, half below
World
40.9 h
ILO aggregate
Range
26.6 to 43.4
Netherlands - Montenegro

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Across 38 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Montenegro (43.4 h) and the lowest in Netherlands (26.6 h).

The median country is at 33.9 h: half are above, half below.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Weekly hours worked over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Montenegro43.4
2Albania41.3
3Bosnia and Herzegovina40.7
4Romania38.5
5Greece38.3
6Russia38.2
7Bulgaria37.6
8Moldova37.3
9Serbia37.2
10North Macedonia37.2
11Poland36.3
12Belarus36.0
13Lithuania35.4
14Latvia35.0
15Hungary34.8
16Switzerland34.6
17Czechia34.5
18Italy33.9
19Slovakia33.9
20Croatia33.9
21Malta33.8
22Portugal33.5
23Slovenia33.3
24Iceland32.4
25Luxembourg32.1
26Spain32.0
27Estonia31.6
28Belgium31.4
29United Kingdom31.2
30France30.9
31Ireland30.5
32Germany29.7
33Sweden29.2
34Austria29.2
35Finland29.1
36Denmark28.9
37Norway26.6
38Netherlands26.6
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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