Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 24.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom stood at 24.4%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom peaked at 27.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.7% | — |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 25.1% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 24.7% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 25.4% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.4% | 24.4% | 1 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.8% (2019)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 33,796 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2019)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.1% (2019)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.2% (2019)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 32,527 Thousand persons (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom was 24.4% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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