The bar chart illustrates the average weekly working hours in four European countries—France, Germany, Italy, and Spain—in 2020.
Overall, Italy had the highest average working hours, while Germany recorded the fewest. France and Spain had similar figures, falling between the other two countries.
Italian employees worked the most, with an average of 40 hours per week. France came next, where the figure stood at approximately 35 hours. Similarly, Spanish workers averaged just below this, with roughly 34 hours per week. These figures indicate that both France and Spain had moderately similar working patterns.
Germany recorded the lowest number of weekly working hours, with employees working only 30 hours on average. This was significantly lower than Italy’s 40-hour workweek. The 10-hour gap between Germany and Italy highlights a notable disparity in working practices across Europe. Overall, the differences among the four countries reveal variations in labor policies and cultural approaches to work-life balance.
