Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
50.3%
Italy
Lowest
0.5%
Netherlands
Median
11.5%
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
676
What the numbers show
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 50.3% in Italy; the lowest is 0.5% in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.5%, and the mean is 15.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 101.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 70.3%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 80.8%).
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 50.3% | 2025 | down 38.0% | rising |
| 2 | Romania | 46.3% | 2020 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 3 | Portugal | 35.2% | 2016 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 4 | Greece | 31.1% | 2020 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 22.5% | 2025 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 21.3% | 2015 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 7 | Finland | 19.7% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 19.6% | 2025 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 9 | France | 19.0% | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 14.8% | 2010 | — | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 14.8% | 2022 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 12 | Czechia | 12.8% | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 13 | Poland | 11.5% | 2012 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 11.5% | 2012 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 9.9% | 2019 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 9.9% | 2019 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Iceland | 7.1% | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 6.9% | 2018 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 6.3% | 2025 | up 70.3% | flat |
| 20 | Germany | 4.7% | 2019 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium | 4.5% | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 4.1% | 2025 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 23 | Switzerland | 3.0% | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 24 | Norway | 2.3% | 2025 | down 65.2% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2025 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Netherlands | 0.5% | 2025 | down 80.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.