Labour Day: Portuguese Work Long Hours, but Productivity “Well Below EU Average”
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While the average for all 27 European Union (EU) countries was 37 hours of work per week in 2025, Portugal recorded an average of 39.7 hours.
While the average in all 27 countries of the European Union (EU) was 37 hours of work per week in 2025, Portugal recorded an average of 39.7 hours, one of the highest in the European Union, synthesized in Pordata in a statistical portrait published about Labor Day, which is currently being reported. Portugal is only exceeded by Greece (an average of 41 hours of weekly work), Poland (40 hours), Romania (40 hours) and Bulgaria (39.9 hours), accord…
Labour Day: Portuguese work long hours, but productivity “well below EU average”
Portugal is the 5th EU country with the highest weekly working hours, averaging 39.7 hours per week, surpassed only by Greece, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, according to an analysis by The post Labour Day: Portuguese work long hours, but productivity “well below EU average” appeared first on Portugal Resident.
This study also shows that the full-time adjusted salt was 2,068.2 euros in Portugal in 2024.
Portugal is the fifth EU country with the highest weekly working hours, averaging 39.7 hours per week, surpassed only by Greece, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria, according to an analysis by Pordata. While the average across the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) was 37 working hours per week in 2025, Portugal recorded an average of 39.7 hours, "one of the highest in the European Union," summarizes Pordata in a statistical portrait published …
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