Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
7.1%
Change on year
up 4.4%
Rank
2nd
of 2 regions
All-time high
14.1%
in 2009
All-time low
6.8%
in 2024
Years of data
23
2002–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 7.1% for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 14.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.1% | — |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -22.4% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.1% | 14.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 10.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 7.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 2 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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