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Part time employment, total in Portugal

Portugal: Part time employment, total was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
7.8%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
92nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
14.7%
in 2012
All-time low
5.9%
in 1990
Years of data
40
1986–2025

Part time employment, total in Portugal, 1986–2025

0510151986200520251986: 6 % of total employment1987: 6.3 % of total employment1988: 6.5 % of total employment1989: 5.9 % of total employment1990: 5.9 % of total employment1991: 7 % of total employment1992: 7.3 % of total employment1993: 7.4 % of total employment1994: 8 % of total employment1995: 7.5 % of total employment1996: 8.7 % of total employment1997: 9.9 % of total employment1998: 11.2 % of total employment1999: 11.2 % of total employment2000: 10.9 % of total employment2001: 11.4 % of total employment2002: 11.5 % of total employment2003: 11.9 % of total employment2004: 11.3 % of total employment2005: 11.4 % of total employment2006: 11.4 % of total employment2007: 12.3 % of total employment2008: 12.2 % of total employment2009: 11.9 % of total employment2010: 11.9 % of total employment2011: 13.6 % of total employment2012: 14.7 % of total employment2013: 14.3 % of total employment2014: 13.1 % of total employment2015: 12.5 % of total employment2016: 12 % of total employment2017: 11.4 % of total employment2018: 10.6 % of total employment2019: 10.5 % of total employment2020: 10 % of total employment2021: 7.9 % of total employment2022: 7.8 % of total employment2023: 8.3 % of total employment2024: 8.4 % of total employment2025: 7.8 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 7.8% for part time employment, total in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Portugal peaked at 14.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1990.

That places Portugal 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

Part time employment, total in Portugal, year by year

Year % of total employment Change
1986 6.0% —
1987 6.3% +5.1%
1988 6.5% +2.8%
1989 5.9% -8.5%
1990 5.9% -0.1%
1991 7.0% +17.7%
1992 7.3% +4.6%
1993 7.4% +1.0%
1994 8.0% +8.4%
1995 7.5% -6.1%
1996 8.7% +15.6%
1997 9.9% +14.3%
1998 11.2% +13.3%
1999 11.2% -0.5%
2000 10.9% -2.5%
2001 11.4% +4.6%
2002 11.5% +0.6%
2003 11.9% +3.7%
2004 11.3% -4.8%
2005 11.4% +0.8%
2006 11.4% +0.4%
2007 12.3% +7.4%
2008 12.2% -1.1%
2009 11.9% -2.2%
2010 11.9% -0.3%
2011 13.6% +14.7%
2012 14.7% +7.9%
2013 14.3% -2.2%
2014 13.1% -8.4%
2015 12.5% -4.6%
2016 12.0% -4.1%
2017 11.4% -5.4%
2018 10.6% -6.8%
2019 10.5% -1.3%
2020 10.0% -3.9%
2021 7.9% -20.9%
2022 7.8% -1.4%
2023 8.3% +5.4%
2024 8.4% +1.7%
2025 7.8% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 6.2% 5.9% 6.5% 4
1990s 8.4% 5.9% 11.2% 10
2000s 11.6% 10.9% 12.3% 10
2010s 12.5% 10.5% 14.7% 10
2020s 8.4% 7.8% 10.0% 6

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 89 Czechia 9.4% compare
  2. 90 Seychelles 9.3% compare
  3. 91 Cyprus 8.9% compare
  4. 93 Montenegro 7.6% compare
  5. 94 Lithuania 7.3% compare
  6. 95 Kosovo 6.9% compare
  7. 95 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 6.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Portugal?
Part time employment, total in Portugal was 7.8% 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2012.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1990.
How does Portugal rank for part time employment, total?
Portugal ranks 92nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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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.