Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Weekly working hours by professional status and occupation

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
100
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
100
in 2019
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
1st

Weekly working hours by professional status and occupation over time

  • Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080100200020122025

How they compare

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) currently reports 100 against 100 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.

Across all 18 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 1st of 3 regions.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 100 100 0
2010s 100 100 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher weekly working hours by professional status and occupation, Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), at 100 against 100 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in weekly working hours by professional status and occupation between Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0, with Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for weekly working hours by professional status and occupation?
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 1st of 3 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Weekly working hours by professional status and occupation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Weekly working hours by professional status and occupation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 917 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed