Part time employment, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Part time employment, total was 25.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1983–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 25.3% for part time employment, total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 27.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1983.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 19.0% | — |
| 1984 | 20.9% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 21.2% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 21.9% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 22.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 23.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 24.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 25.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.2% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 21.7% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.3% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.2% | 25.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Part time employment, total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 25.3% 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1983.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for part time employment, total?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 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.