Usual weekly working hours in Germany
Employed people in Germany usually worked 34.8 hours per week in their main job in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Germany, 2025
34.8
Change from 2024
−0.1hours per week
European Union, 2025
37.0 hours per week
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
38.7 hours per week
Position in 2025
31st of 34
Usual weekly working hours in Germany over time
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Hours per week. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.8 hours per week | 37.0 hours per week |
| 2024 | 34.9 hours per week | 37.1 hours per week |
| 2023 | 34.9 hours per week | 37.1 hours per week |
| 2022 | 35.2 hours per week | 37.3 hours per week |
| 2021 | 35.3 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.2 hours per weekb (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 35.2 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.2 hours per week |
| 2019 | 35.3 hours per week | 37.3 hours per week |
| 2018 | 35.4 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2017 | 35.4 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2016 | 35.5 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2015 | 35.5 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2014 | 35.6 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2013 | 35.6 hours per week | 37.5 hours per week |
| 2012 | 35.8 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.6 hours per week |
| 2011 | 35.8 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.7 hours per week |
| 2010 | 35.9 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.9 hours per week |
| 2009 | 35.9 hours per week | 38.0 hours per week |
| 2008 | 35.8 hours per week | 38.1 hours per week |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 from 34.9 hours per week in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.5 hours per week, the figure has changed by −0.7. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Germany has the 31st highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 37.0 hours per week.
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Long-term unemployment rate
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
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