Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in European Union
European Union: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 34.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in European Union, 1991–2024
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 European Union stood at 34.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in European Union peaked at 37.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.2% | — |
| 1992 | 25.5% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 24.9% | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 27.5% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 33.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 24.2% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 29.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.2% | 37.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 2 Belarus 92.8% compare
- 3 Netherlands 61.5% compare
- 4 Norway 52.7% compare
- 5 Austria 50.3% compare
More work & labour data for European Union
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in European Union?
- Part time employment, total in European Union was 34.9% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1991.
- How does European Union rank for part time employment, total?
- European Union ranks 2nd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.