Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland
Ireland: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 20.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
20.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 45 countries
All-time high
24.2%
in 2013
All-time low
5.9%
in 1984
Years of data
42
1983–2025
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland, 1983–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland stood at 20.5%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland peaked at 24.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1984.
That places Ireland 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 6.6% | — |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +18.0% |
| 1988 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 10.8% | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 12.0% | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +35.8% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 20.7% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 8.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 16.5% | 21.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 19.0% | 21.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Ireland was 20.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1984.
- How does Ireland rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Ireland ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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