Finland vs Germany: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Finland
46.7%
in 2024
Germany
44.5%
in 2024
Finland rank
10th
Germany rank
13th

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

  • Finland
  • Germany
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 46.7% against 44.5% in Germany, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 10th and Germany ranks 13th of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 37.7% 23.7% 14.0% Finland
2000s 44.9% 31.8% 13.1% Finland
2010s 43.2% 40.2% 3.0% Finland
2020s 46.1% 43.5% 2.7% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Finland or Germany?
Finland, at 46.7% against 44.5% in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Finland and Germany?
2.2%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Finland and Germany rank globally for part time employment, total?
Finland ranks 10th and Germany ranks 13th 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

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

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.