Germany vs United Kingdom: Part-time employment - Regions
Part-time employment - Regions over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 13.29 million Persons against 8.50 million Persons in United Kingdom, a difference of 4.79 million Persons.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 33 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.85 million Persons | 6.74 million Persons | 107,700 Persons | Germany |
| 2000s | 8.60 million Persons | 7.23 million Persons | 1.37 million Persons | Germany |
| 2010s | 11.13 million Persons | 8.22 million Persons | 2.90 million Persons | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part-time employment - regions, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 13.29 million Persons against 8.50 million Persons in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part-time employment - regions between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 4.79 million Persons, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for part-time employment - regions?
- Germany ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Part-time employment - Regions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Part-time employment is defined as people in employment (whether employees or self-employed) who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Part-time employment incidence is the share of part-time employed over total employment. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>