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10.8% employees worked 45+ hours per week in Q2 2025

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In the second quarter of 2025, 10.8% of employed people aged 20-64 in the EU worked more than 45 hours per week in their main and second job combined. This article presents the most recent quarterly data published by Eurostat. 

Data show noticeable differences across EU countries for those who worked more than 45 hours per week. The highest proportion was observed in Greece (20.9%), followed by Cyprus (16.6%) and Malta (14.6%). On the other hand, it was the lowest in Bulgaria (2.5%), Latvia (4.1%) and Romania (5.9%).

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/4187653/22309038/employed-people-working-more-45-hours-week.html/d67e7861-d0d9-4b56-2d57-f97a73c595dd?t=1759735233756

Source dataset: lfsi_hwa_q

Working time between 20 and 44 hours per week – combining main and second jobs – was the most popular in the EU, with 72.3% of all employed individuals falling into this category. Among EU countries, Bulgaria (92.8%), Romania (90.6%) and Latvia (86.9%) registered the highest proportions of people in this category.

At EU level, 16.9% of employed people aged 20-64 worked up to 19 hours per week. The highest shares in this category were observed in the Netherlands (26.8%), Denmark (25.5%) and Austria (25.3%). In contrast, this category was the smallest in Romania (3.5%), Bulgaria (4.6%) and Greece (6.1%).  

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Source dataset: lfsi_hwa_q

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Methodological notes

  • Actual hours worked: the number of hours a person has worked for the main and, if existing, second job, combined during a survey reference week. This includes paid and unpaid extra hours. Excluded from this are the commuting time to and from work, the main meal breaks, and any absences (e.g. holidays, sick leave, strikes, et cetera). 
  • The data is based on the EU Labour force survey (EU-LFS), operating under the Regulation (EU) 2019/1700 on European statistics relating to persons and households. More details about the Regulation can be found in the following Statistics Explained article.
  • The data in this article are seasonally adjusted.

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