Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in France
France: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in France, 1983–2024
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 France is 31.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in France peaked at 36.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1983.
That places France 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in France, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.9% | — |
| 1984 | 13.3% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 14.9% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 13.5% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 14.4% | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 15.9% | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 18.0% | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | -12.0% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 16.1% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +54.4% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 31.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- France's 31.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +54.4% | 19.1% | 29.4% |
| 2003 | +47.8% | 17.3% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 17.0% | 14.4% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.7% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 16.8% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 30.0% | 36.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More work & labour data for France
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in France?
- Part time employment, male in France was 31.2% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1983.
- How does France rank for part time employment, male?
- France ranks 24th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.