Portugal - Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Portugal was 34.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 34.42 in 2020, while its lowest value was 16.06 in 1990.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1986 20.07
1987 16.66
1988 16.90
1989 17.52
1990 16.06
1991 19.53
1992 23.22
1993 19.17
1994 19.62
1995 18.31
1996 22.95
1997 26.03
1998 24.59
1999 20.66
2000 25.24
2001 25.42
2002 27.98
2003 31.06
2004 22.63
2005 25.73
2006 26.22
2007 28.41
2008 28.71
2009 26.99
2010 26.36
2011 28.95
2012 29.71
2013 28.41
2014 28.76
2015 26.77
2016 29.87
2017 29.72
2018 28.83
2019 28.69
2020 34.42

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity