Italy vs South Africa: Full-time and part-time employment

Italy
20,126 Persons
in 2025
South Africa
14,961 Persons
in 2025
Italy rank
11th
South Africa rank
14th

Full-time and part-time employment over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k198320042025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 20,126 Persons against 14,961 Persons in South Africa, a difference of 5,165 Persons.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 40 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 19,662 Persons 11,576 Persons 8,086 Persons Italy
2010s 18,649 Persons 13,728 Persons 4,921 Persons Italy
2020s 19,067 Persons 14,022 Persons 5,045 Persons Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 20,126 Persons against 14,961 Persons in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between Italy and South Africa?
5,165 Persons, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
Italy ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,842 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

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.