Part time employment, male in Euro area
Euro area: Part time employment, male was 10.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Euro area, 1991–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Euro area stood at 10.8%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Euro area peaked at 10.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.6% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 4.7% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 10.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Euro area?
- Part time employment, male in Euro area was 10.8% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does Euro area rank for part time employment, male?
- Euro area ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.