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The share of parttime workers in Germany is higher than in most other EU countries.

The economy demands that the Germans work more to secure their prosperity. Even part-time employers are often a thorn in the eye. Are the Germans lazy? New data do not reflect this.
On average, full-time employees in Germany work a little less hours per week than the EU average. Full-time 15-64-year-olds worked an average of 40.2 hours per week in 2024, slightly below the EU average of 40.3 hours per week, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on the basis of data from the European Statistical Office Eurostat. Over the last ten years, working time has fallen slightly in Germany and across the EU: in 2014 …
Full-time employees in Germany work slightly fewer hours per week on average than the EU average. Full-time workers aged 15 to 64 worked an average of 40.2 hours per week in 2024—slightly below the EU average of 40.3 hours per week, as the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday based on data from the European statistics agency Eurostat. Over the past ten years, working hours have declined slightly in Germany and across the EU…
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