Austria vs European Union: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Austria
50.3%
in 2025
European Union
34.9%
in 2024
Austria rank
5th
European Union rank
2nd
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Austria
- European Union
How they compare
Austria currently reports 50.3% against 34.9% in European Union, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.4 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was European Union ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and European Union ranks 2nd of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and European Union in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | European Union | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 26.3% | 5.0% | European Union |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 28.5% | 3.5% | Austria |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 31.8% | 11.5% | Austria |
| 2020s | 49.3% | 35.1% | 14.2% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Austria or European Union?
- Austria, at 50.3% against 34.9% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Austria and European Union?
- 15.4%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and European Union?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Austria and European Union rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Austria ranks 5th and European Union ranks 2nd of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.