Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 28.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia, 2003–2024
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 stood at 28.2%.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 35.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.4% | — |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 31.8% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 28.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 28.4% | 31.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 26.3% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 27.6% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia?
- Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia was 28.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2011.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for part time employment, total?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.