Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
43.6
Netherlands
Lowest
2
Bulgaria
Median
9.2
Years covered
31
1995–2025
Data points
1,317
What the numbers show
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 43.6 in Netherlands; the lowest is 2 in Bulgaria.
The median across all reporting countries is 9.2, and the mean is 14.32.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 22.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 52.5%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 75.8%).
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 43.6 | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 43.6 | 2025 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 41.3 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 31 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 30.9 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 27.7 | 2025 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 26.2 | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 25.8 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 25.8 | 2019 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 24.6 | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 11 | Iceland | 22.3 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 21.6 | 2025 | down 16.9% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 20.5 | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Finland | 19.2 | 2025 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 19.2 | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 16 | France | 17.6 | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 15.7 | 2025 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 15.2 | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 15.2 | 2025 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 20 | Türkiye | 13.7 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 13.6 | 2025 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 22 | Malta | 10.6 | 2025 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 9.3 | 2025 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 9.2 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 24 | Slovenia | 9.2 | 2025 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 8.9 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 8.9 | 2025 | up 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | Cyprus | 8.6 | 2025 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 7.9 | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 7 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | Poland | 7 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 6.4 | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 32 | Lithuania | 6.4 | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 6.2 | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 36 | Hungary | 5.6 | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 37 | Greece | 5.4 | 2025 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 38 | Slovakia | 5 | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 40 | Montenegro | 4 | 2020 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 41 | Croatia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 41 | Croatia | 3.9 | 2025 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 3.6 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 43 | North Macedonia | 3.6 | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5 | 2025 | — | falling |
| 46 | Romania | 2.4 | 2025 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.