Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
50.3
Italy
Lowest
0.5
Netherlands
Median
11.5
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
686
What the numbers show
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons is currently reported for 27 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.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 101.
Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 70.3%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 80.8%).
Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young: 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 | 2025 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 14.8 | 2022 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 10 | Austria | 14.8 | 2010 | — | falling |
| 10 | Serbia | 14.8 | 2022 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 13 | Czechia | 12.8 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 11.5 | 2012 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 11.5 | 2012 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 9.9 | 2019 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 9.9 | 2019 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 7.1 | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 19 | Ireland | 6.9 | 2018 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 6.3 | 2025 | up 70.3% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 4.7 | 2019 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 4.5 | 2025 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Denmark | 4.1 | 2025 | up 36.7% | falling |
| 24 | Switzerland | 3 | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 2.3 | 2025 | down 65.2% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 0.5 | 2025 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 26 | 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.