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 25.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
25.8%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
27.1%
in 2012
All-time low
18.9%
in 1983
Years of data
37
1983–2019
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom, 1983–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 25.8% for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom peaked at 27.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1983.
United Kingdom ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18.9% | — |
| 1984 | 20.7% | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 21.5% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 21.9% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 24.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 24.7% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 26.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.6% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 18.9% | 21.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 21.6% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.3% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.8% | 27.1% | 10 |
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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 25.8% in 2019, 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 27.1% 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 18.9% in 1983.
- How does United Kingdom rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 0.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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