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EU countries by part-time employment share

The Netherlands had the highest part-time employment share of 27 EU countries in 2018, at 40.8%. Bulgaria had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for the European Union (27) was 18%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest40.8Netherlands
Lowest1.8Bulgaria
Median10.927 EU countries
European Union (27)18History

Map of EU countries, 2018

Austria: 28.3 %Belgium: 24.5 %Bulgaria: 1.8 %Cyprus: 10.8 %Czechia: 6.3 %Germany: 27.2 %Denmark: 23.9 %Estonia: 10.9 %Spain: 14.5 %Finland: 16 %France: 18.6 %Greece: 9.3 %Croatia: 5.2 %Hungary: 4.1 %Ireland: 19.5 %Italy: 18.5 %Lithuania: 7.1 %Luxembourg: 17.7 %Latvia: 6.1 %Malta: 13.1 %Netherlands: 40.8 %Poland: 6.5 %Portugal: 7.6 %Romania: 4.1 %Sweden: 22.4 %Slovenia: 10.7 %Slovakia: 3.5 %
  • Under 6.1
  • 6.1 to 9.9
  • 9.9 to 15
  • 15 to 22
  • 22 and over
%, 2018. Source: Eurostat, Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All EU countries, 2018

Netherlands: 40.8 %Netherlands40.8Austria: 28.3 %Austria28.3Germany: 27.2 %Germany27.2Belgium: 24.5 %Belgium24.5Denmark: 23.9 %Denmark23.9Sweden: 22.4 %Sweden22.4Ireland: 19.5 %Ireland19.5France: 18.6 %France18.6Italy: 18.5 %Italy18.5Luxembourg: 17.7 %Luxembourg17.7Finland: 16 %Finland16Spain: 14.5 %Spain14.5Malta: 13.1 %Malta13.1Estonia: 10.9 %Estonia10.9Cyprus: 10.8 %Cyprus10.8Slovenia: 10.7 %Slovenia10.7Greece: 9.3 %Greece9.3Portugal: 7.6 %Portugal7.6Lithuania: 7.1 %Lithuania7.1Poland: 6.5 %Poland6.5Czechia: 6.3 %Czechia6.3Latvia: 6.1 %Latvia6.1Croatia: 5.2 %Croatia5.2Hungary: 4.1 %Hungary4.1Romania: 4.1 %Romania4.1Slovakia: 3.5 %Slovakia3.5Bulgaria: 1.8 %Bulgaria1.8Netherlands: 40.8 %Netherlands40.8Austria: 28.3 %Austria28.3Germany: 27.2 %Germany27.2Belgium: 24.5 %Belgium24.5Denmark: 23.9 %Denmark23.9Sweden: 22.4 %Sweden22.4Ireland: 19.5 %Ireland19.5France: 18.6 %France18.6Italy: 18.5 %Italy18.5Luxembourg: 17.7 %Luxembourg17.7Finland: 16 %Finland16Spain: 14.5 %Spain14.5Malta: 13.1 %Malta13.1Estonia: 10.9 %Estonia10.9Cyprus: 10.8 %Cyprus10.8Slovenia: 10.7 %Slovenia10.7Greece: 9.3 %Greece9.3Portugal: 7.6 %Portugal7.6Lithuania: 7.1 %Lithuania7.1Poland: 6.5 %Poland6.5Czechia: 6.3 %Czechia6.3Latvia: 6.1 %Latvia6.1Croatia: 5.2 %Croatia5.2Hungary: 4.1 %Hungary4.1Romania: 4.1 %Romania4.1Slovakia: 3.5 %Slovakia3.5Bulgaria: 1.8 %Bulgaria1.8
%. Source: Eurostat, Part-time employment as a percentage of total employment, 15 to 64 years (lfsi_pt_a). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Netherlands40.8+0.4 pts
2Austria28.3-0.6 pts
3Germany27.20 pts
4Belgium24.50 pts
5Denmark23.9-0.8 pts
6Sweden22.4-0.6 pts
7Ireland19.5-0.6 pts
8France18.6-0.3 pts
9Italy Series break18.5-0.2 pts
10Luxembourg17.7-1.8 pts
11Finland16+0.1 pts
12Spain14.5-0.4 pts
13Malta13.1-0.6 pts
14Estonia10.9+1.4 pts
15Cyprus10.8-1.4 pts
16Slovenia10.7-0.6 pts
17Greece9.3-0.7 pts
18Portugal7.6-0.5 pts
19Lithuania7.1-0.5 pts
20Poland6.5-0.1 pts
21Czechia6.3+0.1 pts
22Latvia6.1-0.4 pts
23Croatia5.2+0.3 pts
24Hungary Series break4.1-0.1 pts
24Romania4.1-0.2 pts
26Slovakia3.5-0.7 pts
27Bulgaria1.8-0.4 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.

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APA 7

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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which EU country has the highest part-time employment share?

The Netherlands, with 40.8% in 2018, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest part-time employment share?

Bulgaria, with 1.8% in 2018.

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.

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