Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Ireland
Ireland: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 33.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Ireland, 1983–2024
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 Ireland stood at 33.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Ireland peaked at 34.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1986.
That places Ireland 20th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.1% | — |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +77.9% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | -49.6% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | +107.0% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | -43.3% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 10.6% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 20.1% | +90.3% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +16.0% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 23.5% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 22.6% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 28.5% | +37.2% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 33.2% | -2.9% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 33.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 33.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +107.0% | 9.7% | 20.2% |
| 1992 | +90.3% | 10.6% | 20.1% |
| 1984 | +77.9% | 11.1% | 19.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 9.7% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 10.6% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1% | 18.7% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 21.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 20.8% | 34.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Ireland?
- Part time employment, male in Ireland was 33.2% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1986.
- How does Ireland rank for part time employment, male?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.