Germany vs Luxembourg: Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time over time
- Germany
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.81 Percentage of employment against 1.52 Percentage of employment in Germany, a difference of 0.29 Percentage of employment.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 25th and Luxembourg ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8418 Percentage of employment | 0.4107 Percentage of employment | 0.4312 Percentage of employment | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.56 Percentage of employment | 0.5161 Percentage of employment | 1.05 Percentage of employment | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.03 Percentage of employment | 1.13 Percentage of employment | 2.91 Percentage of employment | Germany |
| 2010s | 3.54 Percentage of employment | 2.35 Percentage of employment | 1.2 Percentage of employment | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.69 Percentage of employment | 1.94 Percentage of employment | 0.2488 Percentage of employment | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time, Germany or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 1.81 Percentage of employment against 1.52 Percentage of employment in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time between Germany and Luxembourg?
- 0.29 Percentage of employment, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Luxembourg?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Luxembourg rank globally for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time?
- Germany ranks 25th and Luxembourg ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on national definitions. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.