The average number of weekly hours worked by full-time workers in the European Union was 40.3 hours a week as of the second quarter of 2024, one of the lowest number of average hours worked during this provided time period. While men worked more hours in full-time roles in the EU, this was reversed for part-time roles, where women worked more hours per week.
Average full-time and part-time working hours per week for male, female, and overall workers in the European Union from 1st quarter 2008 to 2nd quarter 2024
Characteristic
Full-time total
Full-time male
Full-time female
Part-time total
Part-time male
Part-time female
Q1 2008
41.5
42.5
40
20.3
19.5
20.5
Q2 2008
41.6
42.6
40
20.3
19.8
20.5
Q3 2008
41.6
42.6
40.1
20.7
20.2
20.8
Q4 2008
41.5
42.4
39.9
20.4
19.8
20.5
Q1 2009
41.5
42.4
39.9
20.4
20
20.5
Q2 2009
41.5
42.5
40
20.4
20
20.5
Q3 2009
41.5
42.5
40
20.7
20.3
20.8
Q4 2009
41.4
42.4
39.9
20.4
20
20.6
Q1 2010
41.4
42.4
39.9
20.4
20.1
20.5
Q2 2010
41.5
42.5
40
20.5
20.1
20.6
Q3 2010
41.5
42.4
40
20.7
20.3
20.9
Q4 2010
41.4
42.3
39.9
20.5
20
20.7
Q1 2011
41.4
42.3
39.9
20.3
19.7
20.5
Q2 2011
41.5
42.4
40
20.4
19.8
20.6
Q3 2011
41.4
42.4
40
20.6
20
20.8
Q4 2011
41.3
42.3
39.9
20.4
19.8
20.6
Q1 2012
41.3
42.2
39.9
20.4
19.7
20.6
Q2 2012
41.4
42.4
40
20.4
19.8
20.6
Q3 2012
41.4
42.3
40
20.6
19.9
20.8
Q4 2012
41.3
42.2
39.9
20.4
19.6
20.6
Q1 2013
41.2
42.1
39.8
20.4
19.5
20.7
Q2 2013
41.3
42.3
39.9
20.5
19.6
20.8
Q3 2013
41.4
42.3
40
20.7
19.9
21
Q4 2013
41.3
42.2
39.9
20.5
19.6
20.8
Q1 2014
41.2
42.1
39.8
20.5
19.5
20.8
Q2 2014
41.3
42.2
39.9
20.5
19.6
20.8
Q3 2014
41.3
42.2
40
20.7
19.8
21
Q4 2014
41.2
42.1
39.9
20.6
19.8
20.9
Q1 2015
41.2
42
39.8
20.5
19.6
20.8
Q2 2015
41.2
42.1
39.9
20.6
19.7
20.9
Q3 2015
41.2
42.1
39.9
20.9
20.2
21.2
Q4 2015
41.1
42
39.8
20.8
19.9
21
Q1 2016
41.1
41.9
39.8
20.7
19.7
21
Q2 2016
41.2
42
39.9
20.7
19.8
21
Q3 2016
41.2
42
39.9
21
20.3
21.3
Q4 2016
41.1
41.9
39.8
20.9
20
21.1
Q1 2017
41
41.8
39.8
20.8
19.9
21
Q2 2017
41.1
41.9
39.8
20.9
20
21.1
Q3 2017
41.1
41.9
39.8
21.2
20.5
21.4
Q4 2017
41
41.8
39.7
21
20.1
21.2
Q1 2018
40.9
41.7
39.7
20.9
20.1
21.2
Q2 2018
41
41.8
39.7
21.1
20.4
21.3
Q3 2018
41
41.8
39.8
21.3
20.7
21.5
Q4 2018
40.9
41.7
39.7
21.1
20.3
21.4
Q1 2019
40.9
41.7
39.7
21.1
20.1
21.3
Q2 2019
40.9
41.7
39.7
21.2
20.4
21.5
Q3 2019
40.9
41.7
39.7
21.4
20.8
21.7
Q4 2019
40.9
41.6
39.7
21.3
20.5
21.6
Q1 2020
40.7
41.5
39.5
21.5
20.7
21.7
Q2 2020
40.6
41.4
39.5
21.8
21.3
21.9
Q3 2020
40.7
41.4
39.5
21.8
21.2
22
Q4 2020
40.6
41.3
39.4
21.6
20.9
21.9
Q1 2021
40.4
41.2
39.3
21.8
21.2
22
Q2 2021
40.5
41.3
39.4
21.8
21.2
22
Q3 2021
40.6
41.4
39.5
22.1
21.6
22.3
Q4 2021
40.5
41.3
39.4
21.8
21.1
22
Q1 2022
40.5
41.3
39.4
21.8
21
22
Q2 2022
40.6
41.4
39.4
21.9
21.2
22.1
Q3 2022
40.6
41.3
39.4
22.2
21.5
22.4
Q4 2022
40.5
41.2
39.4
21.9
21.1
22.2
Q1 2023
40.4
41.1
39.3
21.8
21
22.1
Q2 2023
40.5
41.2
39.4
21.9
21.2
22.1
Q3 2023
40.5
41.2
39.3
22.2
21.5
22.4
Q4 2023
40.3
41.1
39.3
22
21.2
22.2
Q1 2024
40.3
41
39.3
21.9
21.1
22.1
Q2 2024
40.3
41.1
39.3
22
21.2
22.3
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Eurostat. (September 13, 2024). Average full-time and part-time working hours per week for male, female, and overall workers in the European Union from 1st quarter 2008 to 2nd quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197097/average-working-hours-eu/
Eurostat. "Average full-time and part-time working hours per week for male, female, and overall workers in the European Union from 1st quarter 2008 to 2nd quarter 2024." Chart. September 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197097/average-working-hours-eu/
Eurostat. (2024). Average full-time and part-time working hours per week for male, female, and overall workers in the European Union from 1st quarter 2008 to 2nd quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1197097/average-working-hours-eu/
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