Portugal vs Sweden: Full-time and part-time employment
Full-time and part-time employment over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,848 Persons against 4,123 Persons in Sweden, a difference of 725 Persons.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd of 40 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,127 Persons | 3,296 Persons | 831 Persons | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4,258 Persons | 3,122 Persons | 1,137 Persons | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4,489 Persons | 3,342 Persons | 1,147 Persons | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4,055 Persons | 3,722 Persons | 333.15 Persons | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,570 Persons | 4,037 Persons | 533.22 Persons | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 4,848 Persons against 4,123 Persons in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between Portugal and Sweden?
- 725 Persons, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
- Portugal ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 23rd 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.