Cyprus recorded an average of 37.7 actual weekly working hours in 2025 for employees aged 20 to 64 in both full-time and part-time work, according to new figures published by Eurostat.
The figure shows almost no change compared with 2015, when the average stood at 37.8 hours per week.
Men work longer hours than women
According to the data, men in Cyprus worked an average of 39 hours per week in 2025, while women worked an average of 36.3 hours.
Across the European Union, actual weekly working hours averaged 35.9 hours in 2025, down from 36.9 hours recorded in 2015.
Greece records longest working week in EU
The highest average weekly working hours in the EU were recorded in Greece with 39.6 hours per week.
It was followed by Bulgaria and Poland with 38.7 hours, while Lithuania recorded 38.4 hours.
At the other end of the scale, the shortest average working weeks were reported in the Netherlands with 31.9 hours, followed by Denmark and Germany with 33.9 hours, and Austria with 34 hours.
Agriculture sector records longest hours
Eurostat data also showed that skilled workers in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded the highest number of actual working hours in the EU, averaging 42 hours per week.
Managers followed with 40.6 hours, while armed forces occupations averaged 39.4 hours weekly.
The shortest working weeks were recorded among elementary occupations at 31.8 hours, administrative support workers at 34 hours, and service and sales workers at 34.5 hours.
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