Part time employment, total in Cyprus

Cyprus: Part time employment, total was 8.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
8.9%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
91st
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2016
All-time low
6.5%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Part time employment, total in Cyprus, 1999–2024

0510151999201120241999: 6.5 % of total employment2000: 8.4 % of total employment2001: 8.4 % of total employment2002: 7.2 % of total employment2003: 8.9 % of total employment2004: 8.5 % of total employment2005: 8.9 % of total employment2006: 7.7 % of total employment2007: 7.3 % of total employment2008: 7.8 % of total employment2009: 8.6 % of total employment2010: 9.5 % of total employment2011: 10.2 % of total employment2012: 10.7 % of total employment2013: 12.7 % of total employment2014: 14.1 % of total employment2015: 13.8 % of total employment2016: 14.3 % of total employment2017: 13 % of total employment2018: 11.7 % of total employment2019: 11.3 % of total employment2020: 10.9 % of total employment2021: 11.5 % of total employment2022: 10.4 % of total employment2023: 9.3 % of total employment2024: 8.9 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 8.9% for part time employment, total in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Cyprus peaked at 14.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1999.

Cyprus ranks 91st of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Part time employment, total in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Cyprus, 1999 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
1999 6.5%
2000 8.4% +29.3%
2001 8.4% +0.0%
2002 7.2% -14.8%
2003 8.9% +24.3%
2004 8.5% -4.7%
2005 8.9% +4.8%
2006 7.7% -13.7%
2007 7.3% -5.4%
2008 7.8% +6.7%
2009 8.6% +11.1%
2010 9.5% +10.7%
2011 10.2% +7.0%
2012 10.7% +5.0%
2013 12.7% +18.1%
2014 14.1% +11.7%
2015 13.8% -2.7%
2016 14.3% +3.7%
2017 13.0% -9.2%
2018 11.7% -10.1%
2019 11.3% -3.3%
2020 10.9% -3.0%
2021 11.5% +4.7%
2022 10.4% -9.3%
2023 9.3% -10.2%
2024 8.9% -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.5% 6.5% 6.5% 1
2000s 8.2% 7.2% 8.9% 10
2010s 12.1% 9.5% 14.3% 10
2020s 10.2% 8.9% 11.5% 5

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 88 Latvia 9.4% compare
  2. 89 Czechia 9.4% compare
  3. 90 Seychelles 9.3% compare
  4. 92 Portugal 7.8% compare
  5. 93 Montenegro 7.6% compare
  6. 94 Lithuania 7.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Cyprus?
Part time employment, total in Cyprus was 8.9% 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 14.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1999.
How does Cyprus rank for part time employment, total?
Cyprus ranks 91st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. 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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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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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.