Japan vs OECD: Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment

Japan
2,900 Persons
in 2025
OECD
14,619 Persons
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

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

  • Japan
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 14,619 Persons against 2,900 Persons in Japan, a difference of 11,719 Persons.

That makes OECD's figure about 5.0 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan OECD Difference Ahead
2000s 3,164 Persons 14,389 Persons 11,226 Persons OECD
2010s 2,986 Persons 19,258 Persons 16,272 Persons OECD
2020s 3,058 Persons 15,229 Persons 12,170 Persons OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time employment, Japan or OECD?
OECD, at 14,619 Persons against 2,900 Persons in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time employment between Japan and OECD?
11,719 Persons, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Japan and OECD rank globally for involuntary part time employment — involuntary part-time employment?
Japan ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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.