* The research covered 9,000 full-time and part-time employees in Czechia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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Number of times employees stop for a lunchbreak per week European Union (EU) in 2015
This statistic shows the number of lunchbreaks employees in the European Union (EU) take per week in 2015. Employees in Portugal take a lunchbreak on average *** times per week, compared with *** times per week in Germany.
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Eurest, & Institute for Health and Productivity Management , & The University of Gastronomic Sciences, & Optisom. (August 30, 2016). Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, und Institute for Health and Productivity Management , und The University of Gastronomic Sciences, und Optisom. "Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week)." Chart. August 30, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, Institute for Health and Productivity Management , The University of Gastronomic Sciences, Optisom. (2016). Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest, and Institute for Health and Productivity Management , and The University of Gastronomic Sciences, and Optisom. "Average Number of times per Week Employees Stop to Take a Lunchbreak in Selected Countries in The European Union (Eu) in 2015 (in Days per Week)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Aug 2016, /statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
Eurest & Institute for Health and Productivity Management & The University of Gastronomic Sciences & Optisom, Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Average number of times per week employees stop to take a lunchbreak in selected countries in the European Union (EU) in 2015 (in days per week) [Graph], Eurest, & Institute for Health and Productivity Management , & The University of Gastronomic Sciences, & Optisom, August 30, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/615834/number-of-lunchbreaks-taken-per-week-in-the-european-union-eu/
