Part-time employment - Regions in EU-27
EU-27: Part-time employment - Regions was 39.17 million Persons in 2025. β² Rising
Part-time employment - Regions in EU-27, 2002β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part-time employment - regions in EU-27 is 39.17 million Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part-time employment - regions in EU-27 peaked at 39.17 million Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.18 million Persons, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.23 million Persons | 26.18 million Persons | 33.28 million Persons | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.35 million Persons | 33.77 million Persons | 38.32 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.98 million Persons | 36.62 million Persons | 39.17 million Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near EU-27
- 1 Germany 13.29 million Persons compare
- 2 United Kingdom 8.50 million Persons compare
- 3 France 5.20 million Persons compare
- 4 Australia 4.52 million Persons compare
- 5 Netherlands 4.28 million Persons compare
More work & labour data for EU-27
- Labour indicators levels - Regions β Population 388.12 million Persons (2026)
- Labour indicators levels - Regions β Employment 208.57 million Persons (2025)
- Labour indicators levels - Regions β Unemployment 13.30 million Persons (2025)
- Labour indicators levels - Regions β Labour force 221.87 million Persons (2025)
- Labour indicators rates - Regions β Employment to population ratio -10.6 Percentage points (2025)
- Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β Employment to -10.6 Percentage points (2025)
- Labour indicators rates - Regions β Labour force participation rate -11.1 Percentage points (2025)
- Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β Labour force -11.1 Percentage points (2025)
- Labour indicators rates - Regions β Long-term unemployment rate 0.4 Percentage points (2025)
- Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') β Long-term 0.4 Percentage points (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part-time employment - regions in EU-27?
- Part-time employment - regions in EU-27 was 39.17 million Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest part-time employment - regions recorded in EU-27?
- The highest recorded value was 39.17 million Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest part-time employment - regions recorded in EU-27?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.18 million Persons in 2002.
- How does EU-27 rank for part-time employment - regions?
- EU-27 ranks 2nd out of 5 regions with data for 2025.
- Is part-time employment - regions rising or falling in EU-27?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this EU-27 data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Part-time employment - Regions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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>