Germany vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, male

Germany
13.9%
in 2024
United Kingdom
14.4%
in 2025
Germany rank
57th
United Kingdom rank
55th

Part time employment, male over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 14.4% against 13.9% in Germany, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Germany ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 111 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 2.0% 4.6% 2.6% United Kingdom
1990s 3.5% 7.3% 3.8% United Kingdom
2000s 7.3% 10.3% 3.0% United Kingdom
2010s 10.8% 13.2% 2.4% United Kingdom
2020s 13.1% 13.2% 0.1% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, male, Germany or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 14.4% against 13.9% in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, male between Germany and United Kingdom?
0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, male?
Germany ranks 57th and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.