This statistic shows the number of lunchbreaks employees in the European Union (EU) take per week in 2015. Employees in Portugal take a lunchbreak on average 4.6 times per week, compared with 3.5 times per week in Germany.
Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015
(in days per week)
* The research covered 9,000 full-time and part-time employees in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Eurest, & Institute for Health and Productivity Management , & The University of Gastronomic Sciences, & Optisom. (August 30, 2016). Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, und Institute for Health and Productivity Management , und The University of Gastronomic Sciences, und Optisom. "Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week)." Chart. August 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, Institute for Health and Productivity Management , The University of Gastronomic Sciences, Optisom. (2016). Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, and Institute for Health and Productivity Management , and The University of Gastronomic Sciences, and Optisom. "Average Number of times per Week Employees Stop to Take a Lunchbreak in Selected Countries in The European Union (Eu) in 2015 (in Days per Week)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest & Institute for Health and Productivity Management & The University of Gastronomic Sciences & Optisom, Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week) [Graph], Eurest, & Institute for Health and Productivity Management , & The University of Gastronomic Sciences, & Optisom, August 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/