Australia vs Korea: Part time employment, male
Australia
21.2%
in 2021
Korea
23.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
33rd
Korea rank
32nd
Part time employment, male over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 23.0% against 21.2% in Australia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.4% | 2.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.2% | 2.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.9% | 0.5% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, male, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 23.0% against 21.2% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, male between Australia and Korea?
- 1.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for part time employment, male?
- Australia ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 32nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.