Part time employment, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Part time employment, male was 36.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Switzerland, 1991–2025
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 Switzerland is 36.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Switzerland peaked at 36.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1991.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.8% | — |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 20.2% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 23.0% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 36.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 36.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 4.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 23.0% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 25.2% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 28.5% | 36.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Switzerland?
- Part time employment, male in Switzerland was 36.0% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for part time employment, male?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.