Part time employment, male in European Union
European Union: Part time employment, male was 9.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in European Union, 1991–2024
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 European Union is 9.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in European Union peaked at 9.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 3.9% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 6.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 9.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.1% | 9.8% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for European Union
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (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) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in European Union?
- Part time employment, male in European Union was 9.5% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1991.
- How does European Union rank for part time employment, male?
- European Union ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.