Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition by country
Countries reporting
31
Highest
66.4
Netherlands
Lowest
3.5
Romania
Median
26.2
Years covered
20
2006β2025
Data points
646
What the numbers show
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 66.4 in Netherlands; the lowest is 3.5 in Romania.
The median across all reporting countries is 26.2, and the mean is 27.6.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 101.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 79.3%).
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 66.4 | 2025 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 57.2 | 2025 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 56.5 | 2025 | β | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 53.7 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 45.9 | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 6 | Ireland | 44.1 | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 38.6 | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 37.4 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 34.1 | 2025 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 31.8 | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 31.7 | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 31.2 | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 28.7 | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | 27.4 | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 15 | Estonia | 27 | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 26.2 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 17 | France | 21.9 | 2025 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 18 | Cyprus | 21.4 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 20.4 | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 20 | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Slovak Republic | 19.5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 22 | Latvia | 17.7 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 17.4 | 2025 | up 32.8% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 17.1 | 2025 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 13.5 | 2025 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia, Republic of | 11.4 | 2025 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 11.3 | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 10.5 | 2025 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia, Republic of | 7.2 | 2025 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 5 | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 31 | Romania | 3.5 | 2025 | down 79.3% | falling |