In 2025 Polish workers worked on average 38 hours a week, which gave the 5th highest score in the European Union – indicated the Polish economical Institute. Natural persons engaged in business activities work longer than employees within a week.
The publication of the Polish economical Institute (PIE) shows that more than Poland is working in Lithuania (38.6 hours), Bulgaria (38.6 hours), Romania (38.4 hours) and Latvia (38.3 hours). The EU average last year was 35 hours. The shortest employees were employed in the Netherlands (29.7 hours), Denmark (32.4 hours), Belgium (32.6 hours), Austria (35.0 hours) and Germany (33.4 hours).
The Institute pointed out that natural persons engaged in business activities work longer than workers within a week. In Poland, in 2025, natural persons operating and not employing workers worked on average 41.4 hours a week, while those operating and employing employees – 43.7 hours.
APW, PAP
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