Hours worked per week of full-time employment

In 2024, Sweden's hours worked per week of full-time employment decreased by 0.2% compared to 2023, reaching 41.4.

Sweden accounts for 102.7% of the EU-27 total of 40.3.

Sweden ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 2.0% (from 40.6 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00071, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.