Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Czechia
Czechia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 29.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 29.6% for part time employment, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Czechia peaked at 33.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1999.
That places Czechia 47th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.3% | — |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 17.1% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | -3.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 29.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 92% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 29.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 98% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 16.6% | 18.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 17.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 21.9% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.7% | 33.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,262 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,042 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Czechia?
- Part time employment, total in Czechia was 29.6% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1999.
- How does Czechia rank for part time employment, total?
- Czechia ranks 47th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.