Greece holds Greece in the percentage of people who work over 45 hours a week in the EU. On the contrary, it shows the third lower semi -interrupting rate.
In the second quarter of 2025, 10.8 % of 20-64-year-olds in the EU worked more than 45 hours a week in their main and secondary employment as a whole, according to Eurostat.
The data show remarkable differences between EU countries regarding people who worked more than 45 hours a week. The highest rate was observed in Greece (20.9 %), followed by Cyprus (16.6 %) and Malta (14.6 %).
In contrast, the lowest percentage was observed in Bulgaria (2.5 %), Latvia (4.1 %) and Romania (5.9 %).
The working time between 20 and 44 hours a week – combining the main and secondary employment – was the most popular in the EU, with 72.3 % of all employees falling into this category. Among EU countries, Bulgaria (92.8 %), Romania (90.6 %) and Latvia (86.9 %) recorded the highest rates of individuals in this category.
At the EU level, 16.9 % of people aged 20-64 were working up to 19 hours a week. The highest rates in this category were observed in the Netherlands (26.8 %), Denmark (25.5 %) and Austria (25.3 %). On the contrary, this category was the smallest in Romania (3.5 %), Bulgaria (4.6 %) and Greece (6.1 %).
Source: Skai
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