Part time employment, total in Germany
Germany: Part time employment, total was 30.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Germany, 1983–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Germany recorded 30.6% for part time employment, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Germany peaked at 30.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 1984.
That places Germany 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 12.6% | — |
| 1984 | 12.3% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 14.1% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 15.8% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 19.0% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 21.7% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 13.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 14.1% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 26.6% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.1% | 30.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Germany?
- Part time employment, total in Germany was 30.6% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 1984.
- How does Germany rank for part time employment, total?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.