Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Part time employment, male was 4.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010–2022
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2022, part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 6.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.9% | — |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -19.8% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4.5% in 2022, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for part time employment, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2022.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.