Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Moldova
Moldova: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 7.3% for part time employment, total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Moldova peaked at 38.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2025.
That places Moldova 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.5% | — |
| 2001 | 33.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.1% | -45.7% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +29.7% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +9.2% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -42.6% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 7.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 32% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 7.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 18.0% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 12.4% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 7.3% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 102 Seychelles 10.0% compare
- 103 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.0% compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 9.4% compare
- 106 Jamaica 7.2% compare
- 107 Russia 7.1% compare
- 108 Kosovo 6.9% compare
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Moldova?
- Part time employment, total in Moldova was 7.3% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- How does Moldova rank for part time employment, total?
- Moldova ranks 105th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.