According to Eurostat, Romanians have an average of 38.2 hours worked per week, being among the hardest working in the EU.

The latest data published by Eurostat shows that Romanians are among the Europeans with the most hours of work per week, with an average of 38.2 hours in 2025. This compares to the European Union average, which decreased to 35.9 hours in 2025 from 36.9 hours in 2015. The longest working weeks are recorded in Greece (39.6 hours), Bulgaria, and Poland (38.7 hours), while at the opposite end is the Netherlands, with only 31.9 hours.

The differences in hours worked between men and women are significant, with men working an average of 39.4 hours compared to 37.6 hours for women. The longest weeks for women were in Slovenia (39.2 hours), while for men, Greece leads with 41.8 hours.

The largest discrepancies between the hours worked by men and women were observed in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Greece, while Latvia and Bulgaria had the smallest differences. These data highlight the diversity of the labor situation in different member states of the European Union.