averageperson.euOne statistical standard, 27 countries

Money and work

Where do most people work part time?

One figure, the same definition in all 27 member states, ranked high to low.

The highest figure is the Netherlands at 38.9%, the lowest Bulgaria at 1.7%. The EU27 figure is 17.0%.

All 27 countries

  1. NL38.9%
  2. AT30.2%
  3. DE29.2%
  4. BE24.3%
  5. DK23.1%
  6. LU17.8%
  7. SE17.5%
  8. IE17.1%
  9. FR16.7%
  10. FI15.6%
  11. IT15.3%
  12. ES13.1%
  13. EE12.8%
  14. MT9.1%
  15. CZ7.8%
  16. SI7.8%
  17. LV7.5%
  18. CY7.3%
  19. PT6.8%
  20. PL6.0%
  21. LT5.4%
  22. GR5.1%
  23. HU4.6%
  24. SK4.2%
  25. HR2.9%
  26. RO2.3%
  27. BG1.7%

Countries with a figure: 27 of 27.

Fifteen years: the three highest, the three lowest, and the EU27

2011–2025

Lines: EU27, the Netherlands, Austria, Germany, Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria. Hover a year to read the figures. lfsa_eppga · 2025.

Source

Share of employed people whose main job is part time. lfsa_eppga · 2025.

Eurostat dataset lfsa_eppga ↗Back to the European average