Part time employment, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Part time employment, total was 51.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Switzerland, 1991–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2025, part time employment, total in Switzerland stood at 51.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Switzerland peaked at 51.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.4% | — |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 37.8% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 39.8% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 41.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 43.1% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 51.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 35.4% | 41.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 41.5% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.6% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 47.1% | 51.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Switzerland?
- Part time employment, total in Switzerland was 51.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for part time employment, total?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.