Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 32.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Cyprus, 1999–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 32.0% for part time employment, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Cyprus peaked at 36.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2006.
Cyprus ranks 39th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 28.2% | — |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +9.6% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 32.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 32.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 28.2% | 28.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 26.4% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 29.2% | 36.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More work & labour data for Cyprus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3471 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6588 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,030 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 353.01 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 631.64 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 643.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,275 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Cyprus?
- Part time employment, total in Cyprus was 32.0% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2006.
- How does Cyprus rank for part time employment, total?
- Cyprus ranks 39th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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, total (% of total 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.