# Germany Average hours worked

Germany Average hours worked was up 0.0% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.0% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 34.80 Hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.1% (Q1 2023) to 0.3% (Q4 2018), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.HOURS.Q.NSA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Hour
- Coverage: 1998-04-01 to 2026-04-01 (89 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/average-hours-worked

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 34.80 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 34.90 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 34.80 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q3 2025 | 34.80 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 34.80 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q1 2025 | 34.90 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 34.90 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 34.80 Hour | −0.6 |
| Q2 2024 | 34.80 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 34.90 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q4 2023 | 34.90 Hour | −0.6 |
| Q3 2023 | 35.00 Hour | −0.6 |
| Q2 2023 | 34.90 Hour | −0.9 |
| Q1 2023 | 34.90 Hour | −1.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 35.10 Hour | −0.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 35.20 Hour | −0.3 |
| Q2 2022 | 35.20 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q1 2022 | 35.30 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q4 2021 | 35.30 Hour | — |
| Q3 2021 | 35.30 Hour | — |
| Q2 2021 | 35.20 Hour | — |
| Q1 2021 | 35.30 Hour | — |
| Q4 2019 | 35.40 Hour | 0.0 |
| Q3 2019 | 35.30 Hour | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.HOURS.Q.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.HOURS.Q.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```