Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia
Czechia: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia stood at 16.4%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia peaked at 18.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2020.
That places Czechia 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.2% | — |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +21.4% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 8.7% | +42.6% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | +38.8% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +19.7% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +24.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -35.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +364.9% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | -2.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 16.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +364.9% | 3.7% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 8.7% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 5.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 3.7% | 17.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2622 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2573 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1601 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,792 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,186 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 8,228 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Czechia was 16.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- How does Czechia rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Czechia ranks 22nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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