Jul 24, 2024

The Balkans Work the Longest in Europe 🇪🇺

What We’re Showing

This graphic shows the average hours worked weekly across Europe, as sourced from Eurostat’s Labor Force Survey (2023). This covers employed persons aged 20–64 in a “main occupation” 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 Türkiye, 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	🇹🇷 Türkiye	44
2	🇷🇸 Serbia	42
3	🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina	41
4	🇬🇷 Greece	40
5	🇷🇴 Romania	40
6	🇵🇱 Poland	39
7	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	39
8	🇨🇾 Cyprus	39
9	🇱🇻 Latvia	38
10	🇱🇹 Lithuania	38
11	🇭🇷 Croatia	38
12	🇸🇮 Slovenia	38
13	🇨🇿 Czechia	38
14	🇭🇺 Hungary	38
15	🇵🇹 Portugal	38
16	🇸🇰 Slovakia	38
17	🇲🇹 Malta	37
18	🇪🇪 Estonia	36
19	🇪🇸 Spain	36
20	🇮🇸 Iceland	36
21	🇨🇭 Switzerland	36
22	🇮🇹 Italy	36
23	🇫🇷 France	36
24	🇸🇪 Sweden	36
25	🇮🇪 Ireland	36
26	🇱🇺 Luxembourg	35
27	🇧🇪 Belgium	35
28	🇫🇮 Finland	35
29	🇩🇰 Denmark	34
30	🇩🇪 Germany	34
31	🇳🇴 Norway	34
32	🇦🇹 Austria	34
33	🇳🇱 Netherlands	32
N/A	🇪🇺 EU (2020)	36