Cypriots clock more hours than most Europeans
Cypriot workers put in longer hours than the European average, with an average of 38.5 hours per week. In the EU, Greece, Romania, Poland, and Bulgaria had the highest working hours, while the Netherlands, Austria, and Germany had the lowest. Agriculture, forestry, and fishing had the highest average working hours in the EU, while household workers had the fewest. In Cyprus, agriculture, forestry, and fishing had the highest working hours, followed by household workers and mining and quarrying. Education, other services, and extraterritorial organizations had the fewest working hours in Cyprus.