Part-time employment - Regions by country
<p>This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Part-time employment is defined as people in employment (whether employees or self-employed) who usually work less than 30 hours per...
What the numbers show
Part-time employment - Regions is currently reported for 33 countries. The highest value is 13.29 million Persons in Germany; the lowest is 25,700 Persons in North Macedonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 511,800 Persons, and the mean is 1.78 million Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 517.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 62.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 77.6%).
Part-time employment - Regions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13.29 million Persons | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 8.50 million Persons | 2019 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 3 | France | 5.20 million Persons | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 4 | Australia | 4.52 million Persons | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4.28 million Persons | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 3.79 million Persons | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 3.63 million Persons | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 3.04 million Persons | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 9 | Switzerland | 2.04 million Persons | 2025 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 10 | Austria | 1.40 million Persons | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.35 million Persons | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 12 | Poland | 1.24 million Persons | 2025 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 13 | Sweden | 1.19 million Persons | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 14 | Denmark | 870,900 Persons | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 732,100 Persons | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | Ireland | 584,900 Persons | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 511,800 Persons | 2025 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 504,600 Persons | 2025 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 427,700 Persons | 2025 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 20 | Hungary | 271,500 Persons | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 21 | Greece | 237,700 Persons | 2025 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 22 | Romania | 189,400 Persons | 2025 | down 77.6% | falling |
| 23 | Serbia | 187,600 Persons | 2025 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 24 | Estonia | 109,500 Persons | 2025 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 96,700 Persons | 2025 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovenia | 93,700 Persons | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 81,500 Persons | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 28 | Croatia | 68,000 Persons | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 61,300 Persons | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 61,100 Persons | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 31 | Iceland | 50,100 Persons | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 35,700 Persons | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 25,700 Persons | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 133,900 Persons
About this data
<p>This dataset provides part-time employment incidence, in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Part-time employment is defined as people in employment (whether employees or self-employed) who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Part-time employment incidence is the share of part-time employed over total employment. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>