Usual weekly working hours in Ireland
Employed people in Ireland usually worked 35.7 hours per week in their main job in 2025.
Ireland, 2025
35.7
Change from 2024
0hours 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
30th of 34
Usual weekly working hours in Ireland over time
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Hours per week. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35.7 hours per week | 37.0 hours per week |
| 2024 | 35.7 hours per week | 37.1 hours per week |
| 2023 | 35.8 hours per week | 37.1 hours per week |
| 2022 | 36.3 hours per week | 37.3 hours per week |
| 2021 | 36.2 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.2 hours per weekb (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 36.6 hours per week | 37.2 hours per week |
| 2019 | 36.5 hours per week | 37.3 hours per week |
| 2018 | 36.5 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2017 | 36.3 hours per weekb (break in time series) | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2016 | 35.9 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2015 | 35.9 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2014 | 35.7 hours per week | 37.4 hours per week |
| 2013 | 35.4 hours per week | 37.5 hours per week |
| 2012 | 35.1 hours per week | 37.6 hours per week |
| 2011 | 35.0 hours per week | 37.7 hours per week |
| 2010 | 35.0 hours per week | 37.9 hours per week |
| 2009 | 35.2 hours per week | 38.0 hours per week |
| 2008 | 36.0 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 unchanged from 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.9 hours per week, the figure has changed by −0.2. 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, Ireland has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 37.0 hours per week.
More for Ireland
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Part-time employment
19.5%
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Labour productivity growth
6.2%
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.7%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
11.8%
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Long-term unemployment rate
1.1%
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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
80.2%
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