Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
down 44.4%
World rank
24th
of 27 countries
All-time high
10.1
in 2020
All-time low
3
in 2025
Years of data
19
1998–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Switzerland, 1998–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 3 for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 44.4% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Switzerland peaked at 10.1 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2025.
Switzerland ranks 24th of 27 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.4 | — |
| 2004 | 6.5 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 6.9 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 6.1 | +38.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 6 | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 6.5 | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7 | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 8.1 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 10.1 | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 6.5 | -35.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3 | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 5.8 | +34.9% |
| 2024 | 5.4 | -6.9% |
| 2025 | 3 | -44.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.8, 23% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.32 | 4.4 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.85 | 3 | 10.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Switzerland?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Switzerland was 3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1 in 2020.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2025.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 27 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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