Hours worked per inhabitant 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
EU27782
Euro area761
Spain751 25 of 32
Simple average855
Highest · 
Luxembourg1,108
Luxembourg1,108Lowest · 
France666
France666Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 782 | -0.2% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 761 | -0.1% | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 758 | -0.1% | — |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1,108 | -0.8% | 1/27 |
| 2 |  Montenegro | 1,089 | +1.5% | — |
| 3 |  Malta | 1,075 | +2.8% | 2/27 |
| 4 |  Greece | 981 | -0.6% | 3/27 |
| 5 |  Lithuania | 975 | +0.0% | 4/27 |
| 6 |  Cyprus | 966 | +0.7% | 5/27 |
| 7 |  Portugal | 956 | +0.6% | 6/27 |
| 8 |  Poland | 928 | -0.1% | 7/27 |
| 9 |  Latvia | 914 | +0.6% | 8/27 |
| 10 |  Czechia | 909 | +0.8% | 9/27 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria | 901 | +1.4% | 10/27 |
| 12 |  Switzerland | 889 | -1.2% | — |
| 13 |  Croatia | 872 | -0.1% | 11/27 |
| 14 |  Estonia | 848 | -0.2% | 12/27 |
| 15 |  Hungary | 844 | +0.7% | 13/27 |
| 16 |  Ireland | 844 | +0.1% | 14/27 |
| 17 |  Serbia | 832 | -1.6% | — |
| 18 |  Slovenia | 828 | -1.3% | 15/27 |
| 19 |  Netherlands | 821 | -1.1% | 16/27 |
| 20 |  Iceland | 818 | -2.9% | — |
| 21 |  Romania | 803 | -1.2% | 17/27 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 799 | -1.3% | 18/27 |
| 23 |  Austria | 789 | +0.3% | 19/27 |
| 24 |  Italy | 781 | +1.1% | 20/27 |
| 25 |  Spain | 751 | +1.0% | 21/27 |
| 26 |  Finland | 748 | -1.2% | 22/27 |
| 27 |  Norway | 744 | -0.2% | — |
| 28 |  Denmark | 735 | 0.0% | 23/27 |
| 29 |  Germany | 734 | -0.8% | 24/27 |
| 30 |  Slovakia | 720 | -0.8% | 25/27 |
| 31 |  Belgium | 684 | +0.1% | 26/27 |
| 32 | France | 666 | -1.0% | 27/27 |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest hours worked per inhabitant?
- Luxembourg, with 1,108 in 2025. The EU27 figure is 782.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 751 in 2025, rank 25 of 32 countries.
- What does hours worked per inhabitant measure?
- Hours worked per inhabitant, in hours per year. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the hours worked per inhabitant 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 inhabitant 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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