This statistic shows the average length of lunchbreaks taken by employees in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015. Employees in Spain took a break of 54 minutes on average in 2012, decreasing to 47 minutes by 2015.
Average length of lunchbreaks in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015
(in minutes per day)
* The research covered 9,000 full-time and part-time employees in Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Eurest, & Institute for Health and Productivity Management , & The University of Gastronomic Sciences, & Optisom. (August 30, 2016). Average length of lunchbreaks in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015 (in minutes per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/615843/average-length-of-lunchbreaks-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, und Institute for Health and Productivity Management , und The University of Gastronomic Sciences, und Optisom. "Average length of lunchbreaks in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015 (in minutes per day)." Chart. August 30, 2016. Statista. Accessed October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615843/average-length-of-lunchbreaks-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, Institute for Health and Productivity Management , The University of Gastronomic Sciences, Optisom. (2016). Average length of lunchbreaks in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015 (in minutes per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/615843/average-length-of-lunchbreaks-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, and Institute for Health and Productivity Management , and The University of Gastronomic Sciences, and Optisom. "Average Length of Lunchbreaks in Selected Countries in The European Union (Eu) in 2012 and 2015 (in Minutes per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615843/average-length-of-lunchbreaks-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest & Institute for Health and Productivity Management & The University of Gastronomic Sciences & Optisom, Average length of lunchbreaks in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015 (in minutes per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/615843/average-length-of-lunchbreaks-in-the-european-union-eu/ (last visited October 12, 2024)
Average length of lunchbreaks in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2012 and 2015 (in minutes per day) [Graph], Eurest, & Institute for Health and Productivity Management , & The University of Gastronomic Sciences, & Optisom, August 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/615843/average-length-of-lunchbreaks-in-the-european-union-eu/