Part time employment, total in France
France: Part time employment, total was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in France, 1983–2024
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 France stood at 17.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in France peaked at 20.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1983.
France ranks 65th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in France, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.6% | — |
| 1984 | 10.3% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 11.9% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 16.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.2% | 9.6% | 12.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 11.9% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.2% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 19.0% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.3% | 18.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 62 Costa Rica 18.4% compare
- 63 Israel 18.1% compare
- 64 Zambia 18.0% compare
- 66 United States of America 17.5% compare
- 67 Bangladesh 17.5% compare
- 68 South Africa 17.4% compare
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in France?
- Part time employment, total in France was 17.6% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1983.
- How does France rank for part time employment, total?
- France ranks 65th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.