Work on weekends by professional status and occupation by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
55.1%
Montenegro
Lowest
3.8%
Lithuania
Median
19.7%
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
804

What the numbers show

Work on weekends by professional status and occupation is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 55.1% in Montenegro; the lowest is 3.8% in Lithuania.

The median across all reporting countries is 19.7%, and the mean is 22.5%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 15.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Portugal (up 128.9%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 79.8%).

Work on weekends by professional status and occupation: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Montenegro 55.1% 2020 up 13.4% rising
2 Türkiye 45.3% 2025 down 26.0% falling
3 Greece 40.6% 2025 down 7.9% flat
4 North Macedonia 31.9% 2025 down 33.3% falling
5 Malta 31.8% 2025 up 9.3% falling
6 Cyprus 31.7% 2025 down 5.4% rising
7 Serbia 31.6% 2025 down 24.2% falling
8 Switzerland 31.1% 2025 down 2.2% rising
9 Italy 30.2% 2025 down 15.4% falling
10 United Kingdom 29.6% 2019 up 40.3% rising
11 France 29.2% 2025 down 5.8% rising
12 Ireland 29.0% 2025 down 11.9% rising
13 Spain 27.7% 2025 down 13.2% falling
14 Austria 23.4% 2025 down 22.0% falling
15 Belgium 23.1% 2025 up 2.2% rising
16 Portugal 22.2% 2025 up 128.9% falling
17 Norway 21.9% 2025 up 28.1% falling
18 Sweden 19.7% 2025 up 16.6% rising
19 Iceland 18.6% 2025 down 18.1% falling
20 Finland 18.4% 2025 down 26.4% falling
21 Germany 17.8% 2025 down 32.8% falling
22 Latvia 17.2% 2025 down 23.9% falling
23 Netherlands 16.2% 2025 down 48.2% falling
24 Slovenia 16.1% 2025 down 29.1% falling
25 Romania 16.0% 2025 down 47.2% falling
26 Luxembourg 15.5% 2025 down 15.3% falling
27 Croatia 15.4% 2025 down 20.2% falling
28 Slovakia 15.3% 2025 down 37.6% falling
29 Denmark 13.1% 2025 down 35.5% falling
30 Estonia 12.9% 2025 down 39.4% falling
30 Czechia 12.9% 2025 down 34.2% rising
32 Bulgaria 8.4% 2025 down 58.2% falling
33 Poland 7.5% 2025 down 50.3% falling
34 Hungary 6.7% 2025 down 31.6% falling
35 Lithuania 3.8% 2025 down 79.8% falling

About this data

Indicator
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 804 data points, 2000–2025
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