Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Persons in part-time employment by main reason was 17.1 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
17.1
Change on year
down 3.4%
Rank
1st
of 3 regions
All-time high
30.6
in 2014
All-time low
17
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2025
Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2002–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) is 17.1, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 30.6 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2002.
Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 17 | — |
| 2003 | 18.6 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 20.6 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 24.2 | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 23.8 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 24.8 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.1 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 27.3 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 28.4 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 29.9 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 30.6 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 29.3 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 28.2 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 26.7 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 25.2 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 23.8 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 22.7 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 20.4 | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 18.9 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 17.7 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 17.1 | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.16 | 17 | 26.1 | 7 |
| 2010s | 28.28 | 25.2 | 30.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1 | 17.1 | 23.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Persons in part-time employment by main reason in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 17.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by main reason recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by main reason recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2002.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for persons in part-time employment by main reason?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 1st out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by main reason rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in part-time employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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