Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD
European Union (19 countries) in OECD: Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time was 3.6 Percentage of employment in 2025. ▲ Rising
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, 1983–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of employment.
Analysis
In 2025, incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD stood at 3.6 Percentage of employment.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD peaked at 6.53 Percentage of employment in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.15 Percentage of employment, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.5 Percentage of employment | — |
| 1984 | 2.95 Percentage of employment | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 2.79 Percentage of employment | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 3.15 Percentage of employment | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 2.64 Percentage of employment | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 2.62 Percentage of employment | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5 Percentage of employment | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 2.36 Percentage of employment | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 2.26 Percentage of employment | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 3.47 Percentage of employment | +53.3% |
| 1993 | 2.15 Percentage of employment | -37.9% |
| 1994 | 2.65 Percentage of employment | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 2.83 Percentage of employment | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 3.02 Percentage of employment | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 3.26 Percentage of employment | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 3.02 Percentage of employment | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 2.91 Percentage of employment | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.71 Percentage of employment | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 2.54 Percentage of employment | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 2.48 Percentage of employment | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.79 Percentage of employment | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 3.23 Percentage of employment | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 4.08 Percentage of employment | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 4.28 Percentage of employment | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.29 Percentage of employment | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.53 Percentage of employment | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.95 Percentage of employment | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 5.25 Percentage of employment | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 5.31 Percentage of employment | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 5.76 Percentage of employment | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 6.4 Percentage of employment | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 6.52 Percentage of employment | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 6.53 Percentage of employment | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6.33 Percentage of employment | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 6.14 Percentage of employment | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 5.75 Percentage of employment | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 5.48 Percentage of employment | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 5.12 Percentage of employment | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 4.78 Percentage of employment | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 4.26 Percentage of employment | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.98 Percentage of employment | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 3.73 Percentage of employment | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 3.6 Percentage of employment | -3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +53.3% | 2.26 Percentage of employment | 3.47 Percentage of employment |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.74 Percentage of employment | 2.5 Percentage of employment | 3.15 Percentage of employment | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.79 Percentage of employment | 2.15 Percentage of employment | 3.47 Percentage of employment | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.59 Percentage of employment | 2.48 Percentage of employment | 4.95 Percentage of employment | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.95 Percentage of employment | 5.25 Percentage of employment | 6.53 Percentage of employment | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.24 Percentage of employment | 3.6 Percentage of employment | 5.12 Percentage of employment | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (19 countries) in OECD
More work & labour data for European Union (19 countries) in OECD
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 160,623 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 19.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Gender share of part-time employment 73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 78.03 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 124,694 Persons (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 124,694 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 82.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 131,765 Persons (2025)
- Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 10,657 Persons (2025)
- Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 6.76 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time in European Union (19 countries) in OECD was 3.6 Percentage of employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 Percentage of employment in 2015.
- What is the lowest incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time recorded in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 Percentage of employment in 1993.
- How does European Union (19 countries) in OECD rank for incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time?
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD ranks 1st out of 11 regions with data for 2025.
- Is incidence of involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time rising or falling in European Union (19 countries) in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (19 countries) in OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on national definitions. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.