Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children and age of youngest child by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
66.4%
Netherlands
Lowest
3.5%
Romania
Median
21.9%
Years covered
20
2006–2025
Data points
820
What the numbers show
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children and age of youngest child is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 66.4% in Netherlands; the lowest is 3.5% in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.9%, and the mean is 26.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 101.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 79.3%).
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 66.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 66.4% | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 57.2% | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 56.5% | 2025 | — | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 53.7% | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 45.9% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 44.1% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 38.6% | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 37.4% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 34.1% | 2025 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 31.8% | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 12 | Austria | 31.7% | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 31.2% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 31.2% | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Slovenia | 28.7% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 15 | Slovenia | 28.7% | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 17 | Italy | 27.4% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 27.0% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 27.0% | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 20 | Malta | 26.2% | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 21 | France | 21.9% | 2025 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 22 | Cyprus | 21.4% | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 23 | Portugal | 20.4% | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 20.0% | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 19.5% | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 19.5% | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 17.7% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 17.7% | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 17.4% | 2025 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 17.4% | 2025 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 17.1% | 2025 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 32 | Hungary | 13.5% | 2025 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 33 | Türkiye | 12.8% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 11.4% | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 35 | Lithuania | 11.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 11.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 10.5% | 2025 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 7.2% | 2025 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 7.2% | 2025 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 41 | Romania | 3.5% | 2025 | down 79.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.