Cyprus is included in EU countries where citizens work for many hours according to Eurostat data for the second quarter of 2025, as 16.6% of 20-64 year old workers worked over 45 hours a week.
This figure ranks the country among the highest in the EU, where the average is only 10.8%.
At European level, Cyprus follows Greece (20.9%) and precedes Malta (14.6%), while lower rates were recorded in Bulgaria (2.5%), Latvia (4.1%) and Romania (5.9%). The data underline the differences in working conditions between Member States.
72.3%of EU workers work between 20 and 44 hours a week, while part -time (up to 19 hours) are more widespread in countries such as the Netherlands (26.8%) and Denmark (25.5%).
The data is based on EU Labor Research (EU-LFS) and relate to all working hours, including overtime, both in the main and possible second employment.
