Germany vs OECD members: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Germany
44.5%
in 2024
OECD members
27.5%
in 2025
Germany rank
13th
OECD members rank
10th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Germany
- OECD members
How they compare
Germany currently reports 44.5% against 27.5% in OECD members, a difference of 17.0%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was OECD members ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 10th of 115 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 28.5% | 3.3% | Germany |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 30.3% | 9.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 31.7% | 11.8% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Germany or OECD members?
- Germany, at 44.5% against 27.5% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Germany and OECD members?
- 17.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD members?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Germany and OECD members rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Germany ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 10th 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.