Hours worked per employed person i
32 countries with data for 2025 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: hours per year · Basic
Source: Eurostat (nama_10_lp_ulc), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU271,604
Euro area1,553
Spain1,633 17 of 32
Simple average1,675
Highest · 
Montenegro2,187
Montenegro2,187Lowest · 
Germany1,336
Germany1,336Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 1,604 | -0.5% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 1,553 | -0.5% | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 1,552 | -0.5% | — |
| 1 | Montenegro | 2,187 | -1.8% | — |
| 2 |  Poland | 1,990 | -0.6% | 1/27 |
| 3 |  Greece | 1,981 | -1.3% | 2/27 |
| 4 |  Croatia | 1,952 | -0.5% | 3/27 |
| 5 |  Portugal | 1,912 | -0.6% | 4/27 |
| 6 |  Lithuania | 1,894 | +0.8% | 5/27 |
| 7 |  Cyprus | 1,852 | +0.7% | 6/27 |
| 8 |  Malta | 1,850 | +1.1% | 7/27 |
| 9 |  Latvia | 1,846 | -0.5% | 8/27 |
| 10 |  Romania | 1,836 | +2.6% | 9/27 |
| 11 |  Czechia | 1,793 | -0.5% | 10/27 |
| 12 |  Italy | 1,717 | +0.0% | 11/27 |
| 13 |  Estonia | 1,690 | -0.1% | 12/27 |
| 14 |  Hungary | 1,678 | +0.1% | 13/27 |
| 15 |  Serbia | 1,656 | +0.3% | — |
| 16 |  Ireland | 1,639 | -0.3% | 14/27 |
| 17 |  Spain | 1,633 | -0.6% | 15/27 |
| 18 |  Slovakia | 1,619 | -0.7% | 16/27 |
| 19 |  Bulgaria | 1,609 | -1.0% | 17/27 |
| 20 |  Slovenia | 1,603 | -1.0% | 18/27 |
| 21 |  Belgium | 1,589 | +0.2% | 19/27 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 1,566 | -0.8% | 20/27 |
| 23 |  Finland | 1,546 | -0.1% | 21/27 |
| 24 |  Austria | 1,534 | +0.7% | 22/27 |
| 25 |  Switzerland | 1,508 | -0.8% | — |
| 26 |  France | 1,500 | -0.8% | 23/27 |
| 27 |  Luxembourg | 1,458 | -0.6% | 24/27 |
| 28 |  Iceland | 1,437 | -2.1% | — |
| 29 |  Netherlands | 1,434 | -1.3% | 25/27 |
| 30 |  Norway | 1,385 | -0.2% | — |
| 31 |  Denmark | 1,360 | -0.4% | 26/27 |
| 32 | Germany | 1,336 | -0.6% | 27/27 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest hours worked per employed person?
- Montenegro, with 2,187 in 2025. The EU27 figure is 1,604.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 1,633 in 2025, rank 17 of 32 countries.
- What does hours worked per employed person measure?
- Hours worked per employed person, in hours per year. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the hours worked per employed person data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset nama_10_lp_ulc («Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is hours worked per employed person updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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