Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland
Ireland: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 8.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 8.0% for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland peaked at 41.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2024.
Ireland ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 27.1% | — |
| 1984 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 33.3% | +23.8% |
| 1987 | 33.7% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 30.7% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 31.8% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 34.9% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 30.8% | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +70.7% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | +2.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 8.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.6%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 8.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 15.8%, 51% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +70.7% | 13.3% | 22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 26.9% | 35.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 20.5% | 34.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.7% | 22.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 15.4% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 7.8% | 13.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More work & labour data for Ireland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4574 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4405 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9335 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 4,354 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,447 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,638 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,649 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,286 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Ireland was 8.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2024.
- How does Ireland rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Ireland ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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