Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Part time employment, total was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia, 2006–2024
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 19.0%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 19.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 18.0% | — |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.4% | 19.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia?
- Part time employment, total in Europe & Central Asia was 19.0% 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 19.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2022.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for part time employment, total?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th out of 12 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 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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.