{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"eu-part-time-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eu-part-time-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/eu-part-time-employment-rate/","title":"EU Part-Time Employment Rate by Country (2025)","description":"EU Part-Time Employment Rate in 2025: 17.7 % of total employment EU-27 average. Netherlands highest at 42.7, Bulgaria lowest at 1.7.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","European Union","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"EU-27 member states","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of total employment","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"EU Part-Time Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_EPPGA/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"27"},{"label":"Geography","value":"EU-27 member states"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"EU-27 (2025)","value":"17.7","unit":"% of total employment","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"Highest","value":"42.7","unit":"Netherlands"},{"label":"Lowest","value":"1.7","unit":"Bulgaria"},{"label":"Countries","value":"27","unit":"EU member states"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"EU Part-Time Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":16},{"period":"2006","value":16.3},{"period":"2007","value":16.4},{"period":"2008","value":16.4},{"period":"2009","value":16.9},{"period":"2010","value":17.4},{"period":"2011","value":17.7},{"period":"2012","value":18.1},{"period":"2013","value":18.6},{"period":"2014","value":18.7},{"period":"2015","value":18.7},{"period":"2016","value":18.6},{"period":"2017","value":18.5},{"period":"2018","value":18.3},{"period":"2019","value":18.3},{"period":"2020","value":18.2},{"period":"2021","value":17.7},{"period":"2022","value":17.5},{"period":"2023","value":17.7},{"period":"2024","value":17.7},{"period":"2025","value":17.7}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"country","label":"Country"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total employment"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"country":"Netherlands","value":"42.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"country":"Austria","value":"30.1","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"country":"Germany","value":"29.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"country":"Denmark","value":"26.6","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"country":"Belgium","value":"25.5","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"country":"Ireland","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Sweden","value":"19.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Luxembourg","value":"18.1","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"country":"Finland","value":"17.5","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"country":"France","value":"16.9","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"country":"Italy","value":"15.5","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"country":"Spain","value":"13.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"country":"Estonia","value":"13.4","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Malta","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"country":"Slovenia","value":"8.4","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"country":"Czechia","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"country":"Latvia","value":"7.8","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"country":"Cyprus","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"country":"Portugal","value":"7.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"country":"Poland","value":"6.2","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"country":"Lithuania","value":"5.5","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"country":"Greece","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"country":"Hungary","value":"4.7","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"country":"Slovakia","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"country":"Croatia","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"country":"Romania","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"country":"Bulgaria","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does the EU Part-Time Employment Rate measure?","answer":"This page tracks part-time employment share across EU member states. Chart EU-27 trend; table shows country ranking. It is published by Eurostat, covers EU-27 member states, and is updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annually."},{"question":"Why do values differ across EU member states?","answer":"Structural differences in labour market institutions, collective bargaining coverage, employment protection legislation, sectoral composition, and social security system design drive divergence across member states. Netherlands (42.7) and Bulgaria (1.7) represent the extremes of a 41-point spread within the bloc."}]}