Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition was 32.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
32.8%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
32.8%
in 2025
All-time low
21.5%
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 32.8% for percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 32.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21.5% | — |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 30.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 32.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 21.5% | 24.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 25.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 30.6% | 32.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Netherlands 66.4% compare
- 1 Netherlands 66.4% compare
- 3 Denmark 57.2% compare
- 4 Norway 56.5% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 32.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2006.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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