The Balkans Work the Longest in Europe 🇪🇺

What We’re Showing

This graphic shows the average hours worked weekly across Europe, as sourced from Eurostat’s Labor Force Survey (2023). This covers employed persons aged 20–64 in a “main occupation” and includes full and part time work.

Key Takeaways

• Less wealthy countries of Europe (by per capita GDP) tend to have longer workweeks
• People in Türkiye, Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Greece, and Romania all put in an average of 40+ hours a week at their main jobs
• In contrast, those in the Netherlands only average 32 hours per week