Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 10.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 10.9%.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 25.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.5% | — |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | +76.0% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -50.6% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +76.0% | 12.8% | 22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 10.3% | 25.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 10.9% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for part time employment, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.