Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Part time employment, male was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia, 2006–2024
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 Europe & Central Asia stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 10.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.9% | — |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Part time employment, male in Europe & Central Asia was 10.6% 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 Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2006.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for part time employment, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.