Eurostat. The latest data shows that Poles are in 2nd place in terms of hours worked in the EU

According to data presented by in 2022, people aged 20-64 worked an average of 37.5 hours a week. However, there were countries whose citizens worked significantly more hours. These countries include, among others: Polish people. Last year, residents of our country worked 40.4 hours. Only Greeks spent more time at work – 41 hours. In turn, right behind Poland, in third place in terms of hours worked per week, are Romania and Bulgaria with the result of 40.2 hours.

Who works the least in the European Union?

Do we know who in the European Union works the most and where they work the shortest? According to Eurostat, the shortest average working week was in the Netherlands, where citizens work 33.2 hours, followed by Germany with 35.3 hours and Denmark with 35.4 hours. The data shows that the EFTA country, Norway, also has a short working week of 35.5 hours.

Despite significant differences between countries in terms of hours worked, most people spent more than 40 hours at work. The data shows that it was 46.8 percent. people whose working week averages from 40 to 44 hours. The largest group were people who worked from 35 to 39 hours, 21.5%. A much smaller percentage of the employed were people who worked on average from 20 to 24 hours a week – 5.1%.

Where is the most work done?

However, Greece, Poland and Romania are not the only countries whose citizens work above the European average. Eurostat reported that among the European Union countries, over 50 percent citizens of various countries worked from 40 to 44 hours a week. Including over 80 percent residents of Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia and Poland. In Denmark, France, Finland, Belgium and Ireland, the largest group were those who worked on average 35-39 hours a week, and in Denmark the percentage of these people exceeded 50%.