The Greeks were ranked first in the list of those who worked the most hours per week by Eurostat survey based on 2024 data.

While the average workweek for people aged 20-64 in Europe was 36 hours (one hour less than in 2014), Greeks were found to work 39.8 hours a week.

In second place were Bulgarians with 39 hours, followed by Polish (38.9 hours) and Romanians (38.8 hours).

At the opposite end of the spectrum, Dutch (32.1 hours) work the fewest hours per week, followed by Danish, Germans and Austrians (33.9 hours).

In the same survey, Eurostat also listed the sectors of activity with the longest working week in the EU in 2024.

At the top is agriculture, forestry and fishing (41.2 actual hours worked), followed by mining and quarrying (38.8) and construction (38.7).

The shortest workweeks were recorded in household activities as employers (26.7), education (26.7), and education and arts (31.9).