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Part-time employment in United Kingdom

24.4% of employed people aged 15 to 64 in United Kingdom worked part-time in 2019. The value for 2019 is the lowest since 2008.

Measure: Part-time employment Unit: % of total employment Data: 1983 to 2019 Source: Eurostat
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2019. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2019 24.4% % of total employment
Change from 2018 −0.2percentage points 2018: 24.6%
European Union, 2019 18.3% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2019 17.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Part-time employment in United Kingdom 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 United KingdomEuropean Union
2025 – 17.7%
2024 – 17.7%
2023 – 17.7%
2022 – 17.5%
2021 – 17.7%b (break in time series)
2020 – 18.2%
2019 24.4% 18.3%
2018 24.6% 18.3%
2017 24.9% 18.5%
2016 25.2% 18.6%
2015 25.2% 18.7%
2014 25.4% 18.7%
2013 25.6% 18.6%
2012 26.0% 18.1%
2011 25.6% 17.7%
2010 25.7% 17.4%
2009 25.0% 16.9%
2008 24.2%b (break in time series) 16.4%
2007 24.1%b (break in time series) 16.4%
2006 24.2% 16.3%
2005 24.2%b (break in time series) 16.0%b (break in time series)
2004 25.1%b (break in time series) 15.3%
2003 25.0% 14.6%
2002 24.5% 14.2%
2001 24.4% –

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 24.6% in 2018.
  • Since 2009, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2019 was 18.3%.

More for United Kingdom

All statistics for United Kingdom
Usual weekly working hours 37.0 hours per week 2019 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 4.9% September 2020 · Eurostat Monthly youth unemployment 14.5% September 2020 · Eurostat UK unemployment rate 4.7% July 2026 · ONS UK employment rate 75.3% July 2026 · ONS UK economic inactivity 20.9% July 2026 · ONS

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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 2019 for United Kingdom
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat