# Part-time employment share

Employed people aged 15 to 64 who work part time, as a percentage of all employed people aged 15 to 64. Whether a job is part time is based on the person's own answer in the labour force survey.

## Key facts

- Part-time employment share in the European Union (27) was 17.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- The Netherlands had the highest part-time employment share of 27 EU countries in 2025, at 42.2%, and Bulgaria the lowest, at 1.7%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 28 places, with figures from 2009 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `part_time_employment_share`
- Unit: %
- Note: From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/part-time-employment-share
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/part_time_employment_share

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| European Union (27) | 2025 | 17.7 | Eurostat. Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_pt_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [EU countries](https://invokely.ai/rankings/part-time-employment-share/eu-countries.md) (27 places)