Persons in part-time employment by main reason by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
59.7%
Romania
Lowest
2.2%
Netherlands
Median
16.9%
Years covered
43
1983–2025
Data points
1,137

What the numbers show

Persons in part-time employment by main reason is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 59.7% in Romania; the lowest is 2.2% in Netherlands.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.9%, and the mean is 19.9%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 27.

Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 85.7%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 77.8%).

Persons in part-time employment by main reason: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Romania 59.7% 2025 up 16.8% rising
2 Italy 49.8% 2025 down 22.6% rising
3 North Macedonia 46.9% 2025 up 13.3% falling
4 Spain 45.0% 2025 down 28.2% rising
5 Greece 36.8% 2025 down 48.6% rising
6 Bulgaria 34.2% 2025 down 40.9% falling
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 32.9% 2025 falling
8 Portugal 31.7% 2025 down 24.3% rising
9 Cyprus 31.4% 2025 down 51.8% rising
10 Finland 26.9% 2025 down 4.9% falling
11 Latvia 23.7% 2025 down 21.0% falling
12 France 20.4% 2025 down 51.9% falling
13 Sweden 20.2% 2025 down 25.7% falling
14 Montenegro 19.5% 2020 down 38.1% falling
15 Belgium 18.2% 2025 up 85.7% falling
16 Serbia 18.0% 2025 down 62.1% falling
17 Estonia 17.6% 2025 up 40.8% falling
18 Croatia 17.5% 2025 down 22.6% rising
19 Czechia 16.4% 2025 up 22.4% rising
20 Lithuania 15.8% 2025 down 47.0% falling
21 Hungary 13.8% 2025 down 60.1% falling
22 United Kingdom 12.3% 2019 up 21.8% rising
23 Iceland 12.2% 2025 down 17.6% rising
24 Türkiye 11.0% 2025 up 26.4% rising
25 Slovakia 10.7% 2025 down 62.6% rising
26 Norway 10.5% 2025 down 45.9% rising
27 Luxembourg 9.4% 2025 down 35.2% rising
28 Poland 9.0% 2025 down 67.9% falling
29 Ireland 8.0% 2025 down 77.8% falling
30 Austria 6.8% 2025 down 43.3% falling
31 Switzerland 6.3% 2025 down 20.3% rising
32 Denmark 5.9% 2025 down 60.4% falling
33 Slovenia 5.0% 2025 down 59.0% flat
34 Germany 4.9% 2025 down 62.6% rising
35 Malta 4.5% 2025 down 70.4% falling
36 Netherlands 2.2% 2025 down 77.1% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Persons in part-time employment by main reason
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,137 data points, 1983–2025
Last refreshed