Which has higher part time employment, total, Euro area or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 61.5% against 39.4% in Euro area as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Netherlands?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Euro area vs Netherlands: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Euro area

39.4%

in 2024

Netherlands

61.5%

in 2024

Euro area rank

1st

Netherlands rank

3rd

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time

Euro area
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 61.5% against 39.4% in Euro area, a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 16 groups.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.7%	54.4%	28.8%	Netherlands
2000s	30.6%	56.9%	26.3%	Netherlands
2010s	35.3%	57.1%	21.9%	Netherlands
2020s	39.7%	60.8%	21.1%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Euro area or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 61.5% against 39.4% in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Euro area and Netherlands?: 22.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Netherlands?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Netherlands rank globally for part time employment, total?: Euro area ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 16 groups.
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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Indicator: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit: % of total employment
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.