Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Euro area
Euro area: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 39.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Euro area, 1991–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Euro area is 39.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Euro area peaked at 41.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.7% | — |
| 1992 | 25.1% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 24.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 26.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.0% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 39.4% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 23.7% | 26.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 27.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 39.0% | 41.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 2 Belarus 92.8% compare
- 3 Netherlands 61.5% compare
- 4 Norway 52.7% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Euro area?
- Part time employment, total in Euro area was 39.4% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 41.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1991.
- How does Euro area rank for part time employment, total?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.