Women
57.4%2025 · % of employed people
Part-time work and family in Switzerland
Compare the share of employed women and men working part-time in different family situations.
National survey averages. The denominator is employed people in the selected age, sex and family group. These percentages do not measure how many parents are employed.
All employed people · 25-54
Men
16.3%2025 · % of employed people
How has part-time work changed?
- Women
- Men
Survey methods changed in 2021; some results have a break between 2020 and 2021. The chart shows one segment at a time. The source revised 2021–2023 in July 2024.
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| Observation year | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.4% | 16.3% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | 15.6% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | 15.1% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | 14.0% |
Compare family situations · Women · 2025
Parent groups in this comparison cover the youngest child under 25. The detailed child-age selection applies to the headline figures and history above.
Family groups overlap. Parent totals include partnered and single parents; child-age groups are nested. Compare their rates individually. Differences do not establish the effect of parenthood.
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| Family situation | % of employed people |
|---|---|
| All employed people | 57.4% |
| Living alone, no children | 35.3% |
| With partner, no children | 35.8% |
| All parents | 75.2% |
| Parents with partner | 77.2% |
| Parents living alone | 63.5% |
FSO defines part-time as less than 90% in the main job, or the equivalent normal-hours threshold when the workload percentage is unavailable. RKS part-time job advertisements use a separate rule: an offered workload below 100%.
Sources and definitions
Uncertain and suppressed estimates are omitted from charts. Downloads retain all quality flags and source cells.
Federal Statistical Office · su-d-01.07.05.04 · Source checked: 2026-11-14
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