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Part-time employment in Ireland

19.5% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in Ireland worked part-time in 2025.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 1983 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Ireland, 2025 19.5% % of total employment
Change from 2024 −0.1percentage points 2024: 19.6%
European Union, 2025 17.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 9.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 9th of 34 See the full ranking

Part-time employment in Ireland over time

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% of total employment. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Part-time employment (% of total employment), 2001 to 2025
Period IrelandEuropean Union
2025 19.5% 17.7%
2024 19.6% 17.7%
2023 20.3% 17.7%
2022 20.0% 17.5%
2021 19.7%b (break in time series) 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 18.2% 18.2%
2019 19.7% 18.3%
2018 19.5% 18.3%
2017 20.1%b (break in time series) 18.5%
2016 21.9% 18.6%
2015 22.2% 18.7%
2014 23.0% 18.7%
2013 23.7% 18.6%
2012 23.7% 18.1%
2011 23.3% 17.7%
2010 22.4% 17.4%
2009 21.3% 16.9%
2008 18.7% 16.4%
2007 17.9%b (break in time series) 16.4%
2006 16.6% 16.3%
2005 not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 16.6% 15.3%
2003 16.7% 14.6%
2002 16.3% 14.2%
2001 16.4% –

Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 19.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 22.2%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Ireland has the 9th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 17.7%.

More for Ireland

All statistics for Ireland
Usual weekly working hours 35.7 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 80.2% 2025 · Eurostat Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 4.7% 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 11.8% 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.1% 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 75.7% 2025 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsa_eppga · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-64 unit=PC
Observation period
1983 to 2025 for Ireland
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat