In 2022, the usual working week for people aged 20-64 in the EU averaged 37.5 hours, Eurostat, the Statistics Office of the European Union said.
Significant differences among EU countries are visible, the report says. The longest working weeks were recorded in Greece (41.0 hours), Poland (40.4), Romania and Bulgaria (40.2 both).
By contrast, the Netherlands had the shortest working week (33.2 hours), followed by Germany (35.3) and Denmark (35.4).
