Australia vs Canada: Full-time and part-time employment
Full-time and part-time employment over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 17,195 Persons against 10,055 Persons in Australia, a difference of 7,140 Persons.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 13th of 40 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,094 Persons | 8,807 Persons | 3,713 Persons | Canada |
| 1980s | 5,554 Persons | 9,817 Persons | 4,263 Persons | Canada |
| 1990s | 6,131 Persons | 10,860 Persons | 4,729 Persons | Canada |
| 2000s | 7,035 Persons | 12,999 Persons | 5,964 Persons | Canada |
| 2010s | 8,164 Persons | 14,459 Persons | 6,295 Persons | Canada |
| 2020s | 9,448 Persons | 16,229 Persons | 6,781 Persons | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 17,195 Persons against 10,055 Persons in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between Australia and Canada?
- 7,140 Persons, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
- Australia ranks 16th and Canada ranks 13th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.