The usual duration of the weekly work program of people between the ages of 20 and 64 in the European Union was on average 36 hours, last year, decreasing from 37 hours in 2014, data published on Wednesday by the European Statistics Office (Eurostat).
Both people who work full time and part-time work are included, Eurostat says.
According to these data, there are significant differences among the Member States. Thus, the highest number of hours worked in a week was registered in Greece (39.8 hours), Bulgaria (39 hours), Poland (38.9 hours) and Romania (38.8 hours).
In contrast, the Netherlands had the shortest working week (32.1 hours) last year, followed by Denmark, Austria and Germany (each with 33.9 hours).
In 2024, the economic activities in the EU where the longest week of work was: agriculture, forestry and fishing (41.2 hours), mining and extractive activities (38.8 hours) and construction (38.7 hours), and the shortest work week was registered in the activities in which employers are households (26.7 hours, recreational, entertainment and recreational activities (32.9 hours).
