Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
43.9%
Netherlands
Lowest
2.1%
Bulgaria
Median
10.0%
Years covered
29
1998–2026
Data points
1,294
What the numbers show
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 43.9% in Netherlands; the lowest is 2.1% in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.0%, and the mean is 14.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 49.3%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 68.4%).
Persons in part-time: % of total employment quarterly: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 43.9% | 2026 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 43.9% | 2026 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 42.1% | 2026 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Austria | 32.0% | 2026 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 31.4% | 2026 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 27.7% | 2026 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 27.2% | 2026 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 8 | Norway | 25.4% | 2026 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 24.4% | 2020 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 24.4% | 2020 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 21.9% | 2026 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 20.5% | 2026 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 20.1% | 2026 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 20.0% | 2026 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 15 | Finland | 19.1% | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 16 | France | 17.9% | 2026 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 17 | Estonia | 15.9% | 2026 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 15.3% | 2026 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 14.7% | 2026 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 19 | Türkiye | 14.7% | 2026 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 13.6% | 2026 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 11.3% | 2026 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 10.4% | 2026 | unchanged | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 10.0% | 2026 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 24 | Slovenia | 10.0% | 2026 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 10.0% | 2026 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 27 | Slovenia | 9.8% | 2026 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 8.3% | 2026 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 7.6% | 2026 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 7.4% | 2026 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 31 | Poland | 7.2% | 2026 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 6.7% | 2026 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 33 | Hungary | 6.4% | 2026 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 34 | Lithuania | 6.0% | 2026 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 5.5% | 2026 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 35 | Serbia | 5.5% | 2026 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 5.3% | 2026 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 38 | Greece | 5.1% | 2026 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 39 | Slovakia | 5.0% | 2026 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 4.4% | 2026 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 4.1% | 2026 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 42 | Montenegro | 3.8% | 2020 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 2.8% | 2026 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 2.8% | 2026 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.4% | 2026 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 45 | Romania | 2.4% | 2026 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2026 | down 4.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.