Part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Part time employment, male was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 8.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.0% | — |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 7.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -40.2% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -40.2% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 9 El Salvador 40.4% compare
- 10 Togo 40.3% compare
- 11 Belize 38.9% compare
- 12 Guatemala 38.7% compare
- 13 East Timor 38.4% compare
- 14 Ghana 38.4% compare
- 15 Switzerland 36.0% compare
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Part time employment, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 2.6% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2021.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for part time employment, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 12th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.