EU countries by part-time employment share
The Netherlands had the highest part-time employment share of 27 EU countries in 2016, at 40%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 13.4% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18.2%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
Map of EU countries, 2016
- Under 5.8
- 5.8 to 9.8
- 9.8 to 16
- 16 to 23
- 23 and over
All EU countries, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | EU countries | 2016 (%) | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 40 | -0.2 pts |
| 2 | Austria | 28.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 3 | Germany | 27 | -0.1 pts |
| 4 | Denmark Series break | 25 | +1.2 pts |
| 5 | Belgium | 24.6 | +0.4 pts |
| 6 | Sweden | 23.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 7 | Ireland | 21.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 19.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 9 | France | 18.9 | -0.1 pts |
| 10 | Italy | 18.7 | +0.3 pts |
| 11 | Finland | 15.8 | +0.9 pts |
| 12 | Spain | 15.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 13 | Malta | 13.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 14 | Cyprus | 13.4 | +0.4 pts |
| 15 | Slovenia | 10.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 16 | Greece | 10 | +0.4 pts |
| 17 | Estonia | 9.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 18 | Portugal | 8.6 | -0.2 pts |
| 19 | Latvia | 7.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 20 | Lithuania | 7.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 21 | Poland | 6.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 22 | Croatia | 5.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 22 | Czechia | 5.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 24 | Romania | 4.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 25 | Hungary | 4.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 26 | Slovakia | 4.1 | 0 pts |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 2 | -0.2 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
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.
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.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
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.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a) (EU countries by part-time employment share, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_pt_a/default/table
MLA 9
Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a), EU countries by part-time employment share, 2016. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_pt_a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/part-time-employment-share/eu-countries?period=2016. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a). EU countries by part-time employment share, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_pt_a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/part-time-employment-share/eu-countries?period=2016.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a), EU countries by part-time employment share, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfsi_pt_a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/part-time-employment-share/eu-countries?period=2016 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which EU country has the highest part-time employment share?
The Netherlands, with 40% in 2016, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which EU country has the lowest part-time employment share?
Bulgaria, with 2% in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a). Retrieved 2026-10-18.