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Where is the working week longest?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is Greece at 41.0, the lowest the Netherlands at 33.0. The EU27 figure is 37.3.

Maps Latest available · 202533.041.0No data / outside the EUEqual intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad.

All 27 countries

  1. GR41.0
  2. PL40.1
  3. RO40.0
  4. BG39.9
  5. CY39.8
  6. PT39.8
  7. HR39.6
  8. HU39.5
  9. MT39.5
  10. SI39.5
  11. SK39.5
  12. CZ39.3
  13. LT39.2
  14. LV38.8
  15. SE38.7
  16. LU38.0
  17. EE37.9
  18. ES37.6
  19. IT37.3
  20. FR37.2
  21. BE36.5
  22. FI36.4
  23. IE36.3
  24. AT35.9
  25. DE35.0
  26. DK34.6
  27. NL33.0

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

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2011–2025

Lines: EU27, Greece, Poland, Romania, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. Hover a year to read the figures. Eurostat · Hours worked a week · 2025.

Source

Usual weekly hours in the main job, employed people aged 20 to 64, full and part time together. Eurostat · Hours worked a week · 2025.

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