Part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Part time employment, male was 14.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1983–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 14.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1983.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 3.3% | — |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 5.3% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 6.3% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 6.6% | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 8.8% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | +3.1% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 14.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 14.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.6%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +28.3% | 3.3% | 4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 5.3% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.2% | 14.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Part time employment, male in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 14.4% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1983.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for part time employment, male?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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.