EconomyJul 24, 2024
The Balkans Work the Longest in Europe ๐ช๐บ
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What Weโre Showing
This graphic shows the average hours worked weekly across Europe, as sourced from Eurostatโs Labor Force Survey (2023). This covers employed persons aged 20โ64 in a โmain occupationโ and includes full and part time work.
Key Takeaways
- Less wealthy countries of Europe (by per capita GDP) tend to have longer workweeks
- People in Tรผrkiye, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Greece, and Romania all put in an average of 40+ hours a week at their main jobs
- In contrast, those in the Netherlands only average 32 hours per week
Dataset
Rank | Country | Average Weekly Hours Worked (2023) |
---|---|---|
1 | ๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye | 44 |
2 | ๐ท๐ธ Serbia | 42 |
3 | ๐ง๐ฆ Bosnia & Herzegovina | 41 |
4 | ๐ฌ๐ท Greece | 40 |
5 | ๐ท๐ด Romania | 40 |
6 | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | 39 |
7 | ๐ง๐ฌ Bulgaria | 39 |
8 | ๐จ๐พ Cyprus | 39 |
9 | ๐ฑ๐ป Latvia | 38 |
10 | ๐ฑ๐น Lithuania | 38 |
11 | ๐ญ๐ท Croatia | 38 |
12 | ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia | 38 |
13 | ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia | 38 |
14 | ๐ญ๐บ Hungary | 38 |
15 | ๐ต๐น Portugal | 38 |
16 | ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia | 38 |
17 | ๐ฒ๐น Malta | 37 |
18 | ๐ช๐ช Estonia | 36 |
19 | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | 36 |
20 | ๐ฎ๐ธ Iceland | 36 |
21 | ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | 36 |
22 | ๐ฎ๐น Italy | 36 |
23 | ๐ซ๐ท France | 36 |
24 | ๐ธ๐ช Sweden | 36 |
25 | ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland | 36 |
26 | ๐ฑ๐บ Luxembourg | 35 |
27 | ๐ง๐ช Belgium | 35 |
28 | ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland | 35 |
29 | ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark | 34 |
30 | ๐ฉ๐ช Germany | 34 |
31 | ๐ณ๐ด Norway | 34 |
32 | ๐ฆ๐น Austria | 34 |
33 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | 32 |
N/A | ๐ช๐บ EU (2020) | 36 |
Data sources
Figures rounded. Includes full and part time work for employed persons 20โ64. Data not available for the UK, Montenegro, and North Macedonia.
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