Hours worked a week · Latest available · 2025 Usual weekly hours in the main job, employed people aged 20 to 64, full and part time together. Countries with a figure: 27 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown. 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Usual weekly hours in the main job, employed people aged 20 to 64, full and part time together. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Eurostat · Hours worked a week · Latest available · 2025 Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu 33 – 34.6
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Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.
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Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.
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