Australia vs United States of America: Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment

Australia
923 Persons
in 2025
United States of America
1,323 Persons
in 2025
Australia rank
8th
United States of America rank
6th

Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199120082025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1,323 Persons against 923 Persons in Australia, a difference of 400 Persons.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States of America ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 35 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 561.08 Persons 1,166 Persons 605.42 Persons United States of America
2000s 680.45 Persons 1,286 Persons 605.35 Persons United States of America
2010s 988.62 Persons 2,143 Persons 1,155 Persons United States of America
2020s 972.61 Persons 1,078 Persons 105.39 Persons United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time employment, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1,323 Persons against 923 Persons in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time employment between Australia and United States of America?
400 Persons, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time employment?
Australia ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 1,490 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Part-time employment is based on national definitions. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. 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.