Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Ireland
Ireland: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 43.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Ireland, 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 Ireland stood at 43.4%.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Ireland peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 1986.
That places Ireland 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 16.7% | — |
| 1984 | 25.3% | +51.9% |
| 1985 | 15.6% | -38.5% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | +77.7% |
| 1988 | 17.6% | -35.1% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 17.6% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | +59.1% |
| 1993 | 31.8% | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -16.4% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 33.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 40.6% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 39.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +14.6% |
| 2024 | 43.4% | -2.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 43.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 43.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +77.7% | 15.3% | 27.1% |
| 1992 | +59.1% | 17.6% | 28.1% |
| 1984 | +51.9% | 16.7% | 25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.2% | 15.3% | 27.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 17.6% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.8% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 35.0% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 29.0% | 44.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Ireland?
- Part time employment, total in Ireland was 43.4% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 1986.
- How does Ireland rank for part time employment, total?
- Ireland ranks 15th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.