Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 21.1% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
21.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
21.6%
in 2013
All-time low
15.5%
in 2002
Years of data
25
2002–2026
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 21.1%, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 21.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 15.5% | — |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- 1 Netherlands 43.9% compare
- 1 Netherlands 43.9% compare
- 3 Switzerland 41.4% compare
- 4 Austria 31.7% compare
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (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)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 21.1% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2026.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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