Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Germany
Germany: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 31.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Germany, 1998–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 31.3% for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in 2026. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Germany peaked at 31.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1998.
That places Germany 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.3% | — |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 19.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.3% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.9% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2026 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 19.4% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2% | 26.0% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.3% | 31.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Germany?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Germany was 31.3% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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