Italy vs Romania: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time
Italy
49.8%
in 2025
Romania
59.7%
in 2025
Italy rank
2nd
Romania rank
1st
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 59.7% against 49.8% in Italy, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 45 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 31.4% | 6.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 44.2% | 6.6% | Romania |
| 2010s | 60.3% | 47.1% | 13.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 56.2% | 56.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 59.7% against 49.8% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time between Italy and Romania?
- 9.9%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Italy ranks 2nd and Romania ranks 1st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.