economy

May 1, 2026

21% of Employees in the European Union Worked on Weekends

In the European Union, 21.3 percent of employees aged between 15 and 64 most often worked on weekends last year, according to data from the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).

21% of Employees in the European Union Worked on Weekends

TL;DR

  • 21.3% of EU employees (15-64 years old) worked most frequently on weekends last year.
  • Weekend work was most common in service and sales (47.6%), skilled agricultural/forestry/fishery (47.2%), and elementary occupations (25.7%).
  • Self-employed workers, especially employers (45.8%) and contributing family workers (45.1%), had higher weekend work rates.
  • Greece (31.5%), Cyprus (31.3%), and Malta (29.2%) had the highest percentages of employees working on weekends.
  • Lithuania (3%), Poland (4.2%), and Hungary (6.2%) recorded the lowest rates of weekend work.

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