Part time employment, total in European Union
European Union: Part time employment, total was 18.4% 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 18.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in European Union peaked at 19.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in European Union, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.7% | — |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.6% | 11.7% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 18.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 19.3% | 5 |
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- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (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, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in European Union?
- Part time employment, total in European Union was 18.4% 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1991.
- How does European Union rank for part time employment, total?
- European Union ranks 10th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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.