Average working hours EU 2023

The average number of weekly hours worked by full-time workers in the European Union was 40.4 hours a week as of the first quarter of 2023, one of the lowest number of average hours worked during this provided time period. While men worked more hours in full-time roles in the EU, this was reversed for part-time roles, where women worked more hours per week.

Average full-time and part-time working hours per week for male, female, and overall workers in the European Union from 1st quarter 2008 to 1st quarter 2023

Characteristic	Full-time total	Full-time male	Full-time female	Part-time total	Part-time male	Part-time female
Q1 2008	41.5	42.5	40	20.3	19.5	20.5
Q2 2008	41.6	42.6	40	20.3	19.8	20.5
Q3 2008	41.6	42.6	40.1	20.7	20.2	20.8
Q4 2008	41.5	42.4	39.9	20.4	19.8	20.5
Q1 2009	41.5	42.4	39.9	20.4	20	20.5
Q2 2009	41.5	42.5	40	20.4	20	20.5
Q3 2009	41.5	42.5	40	20.7	20.3	20.8
Q4 2009	41.4	42.4	39.9	20.4	20	20.6
Q1 2010	41.4	42.4	39.9	20.4	20.1	20.5
Q2 2010	41.5	42.5	40	20.5	20.1	20.6
Q3 2010	41.5	42.4	40	20.7	20.3	20.9
Q4 2010	41.4	42.3	39.9	20.5	20	20.7
Q1 2011	41.4	42.3	39.9	20.3	19.7	20.5
Q2 2011	41.5	42.4	40	20.4	19.8	20.6
Q3 2011	41.4	42.4	40	20.6	20	20.8
Q4 2011	41.3	42.3	39.9	20.4	19.8	20.6
Q1 2012	41.3	42.2	39.9	20.4	19.7	20.6
Q2 2012	41.4	42.4	40	20.4	19.8	20.6
Q3 2012	41.4	42.3	40	20.6	19.9	20.8
Q4 2012	41.3	42.2	39.9	20.4	19.6	20.6
Q1 2013	41.2	42.1	39.8	20.4	19.5	20.7
Q2 2013	41.3	42.3	39.9	20.5	19.6	20.8
Q3 2013	41.4	42.3	40	20.7	19.9	21
Q4 2013	41.3	42.2	39.9	20.5	19.6	20.8
Q1 2014	41.2	42.1	39.8	20.5	19.5	20.8
Q2 2014	41.3	42.2	39.9	20.5	19.6	20.8
Q3 2014	41.3	42.2	40	20.7	19.8	21
Q4 2014	41.2	42.1	39.9	20.6	19.8	20.9
Q1 2015	41.2	42	39.8	20.5	19.6	20.8
Q2 2015	41.2	42.1	39.9	20.6	19.7	20.9
Q3 2015	41.2	42.1	39.9	20.9	20.2	21.2
Q4 2015	41.1	42	39.8	20.8	19.9	21
Q1 2016	41.1	41.9	39.8	20.7	19.7	21
Q2 2016	41.2	42	39.9	20.7	19.8	21
Q3 2016	41.2	42	39.9	21	20.3	21.3
Q4 2016	41.1	41.9	39.8	20.9	20	21.1
Q1 2017	41	41.8	39.8	20.8	19.9	21
Q2 2017	41.1	41.9	39.8	20.9	20	21.1
Q3 2017	41.1	41.9	39.8	21.2	20.5	21.4
Q4 2017	41	41.8	39.7	21	20.1	21.2
Q1 2018	40.9	41.7	39.7	20.9	20.1	21.2
Q2 2018	41	41.8	39.7	21.1	20.4	21.3
Q3 2018	41	41.8	39.8	21.3	20.7	21.5
Q4 2018	40.9	41.7	39.7	21.1	20.3	21.4
Q1 2019	40.9	41.7	39.7	21.1	20.1	21.3
Q2 2019	40.9	41.7	39.7	21.2	20.4	21.5
Q3 2019	40.9	41.7	39.7	21.4	20.8	21.7
Q4 2019	40.9	41.6	39.7	21.3	20.5	21.6
Q1 2020	40.7	41.5	39.5	21.5	20.7	21.7
Q2 2020	40.6	41.4	39.5	21.8	21.3	21.9
Q3 2020	40.7	41.4	39.5	21.8	21.2	22
Q4 2020	40.6	41.3	39.4	21.6	20.9	21.9
Q1 2021	40.4	41.2	39.3	21.8	21.2	22
Q2 2021	40.5	41.3	39.4	21.8	21.2	22
Q3 2021	40.6	41.4	39.5	22.1	21.6	22.3
Q4 2021	40.5	41.3	39.4	21.8	21.1	22
Q1 2022	40.5	41.3	39.4	21.8	21	22
Q2 2022	40.6	41.4	39.4	21.9	21.2	22.1
Q3 2022	40.6	41.3	39.4	22.2	21.5	22.4
Q4 2022	40.5	41.2	39.4	21.9	21.1	22.2
-	40.4	41.1	39.3	21.8	21	22.1