Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany
Germany: Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment was 31.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.0%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2025
All-time low
16.3%
in 1995
Years of data
31
1995–2025
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany is 31.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany peaked at 31.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1995.
Germany ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.3% | — |
| 1996 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 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 | 23.9% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 29.9% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 19.4% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.2% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Netherlands 43.6% compare
- 1 Netherlands 43.6% compare
- 3 Switzerland 41.3% compare
- 5 Austria 30.9% compare
- 6 Denmark 27.7% compare
- 7 Belgium 26.2% compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany?
- Persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment in Germany was 31.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by citizenship - % of total employment rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 citizenship - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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