Euro area vs Switzerland: Part time employment, total
Euro area
21.4%
in 2024
Switzerland
51.0%
in 2025
Euro area rank
8th
Switzerland rank
8th
Part time employment, total over time
- Euro area
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 51.0% against 21.4% in Euro area, a difference of 29.6%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.4 times Euro area's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 12 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 38.6% | 24.9% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 43.9% | 26.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 45.8% | 24.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 49.3% | 27.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Euro area or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 51.0% against 21.4% in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Euro area and Switzerland?
- 29.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Euro area ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 12 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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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.