In 2024, non-EU citizens accounted for 22.2% of part-time work in total employment in the EU and EU citizens residing in another EU country made up 20.8%. Both categories had higher shares than EU nationals residing in their country, which stood at 16.6%. 

Between 2014 and 2024, EU nationals consistently registered the lowest shares of part-time employment. From 2014 onwards, the share of part-time employment in total employment showed a downward trend in all 3 categories, particularly among non-EU citizens, whose levels have narrowed towards those of EU citizens residing in another EU country. 

Share of part-time employment in total employment in the EU, by citizenship, 2014-2024 (%, people 20-64 years old). Timeline. Link to full dataset below.

Source dataset: lfsa_eppgan

Regardless of citizenship, at the EU level, women had higher shares of part-time employment than men. In 2024, the biggest gap between women and men was registered among citizens of another EU country, where 35.8% of employed women work part-time compared with 7.9% of men. 

For women from non-EU countries, 36.8% were employed part-time, whereas for men, that share was significantly lower at 11.8%. Among nationals of a reporting country, 27.0% women and 7.4% men were employed part-time respectively. 

Part-time workers in the EU by citizenship, 2024 (% of total employment, by sex, 20-64 years old). Bar chart. link to full dataset below.

Source dataset: lfsa_eppgan