Which has higher part time employment, male, Australia or United States?

United States, at 21.4% against 21.2% in Australia as of 2025.

What is the difference in part time employment, male between Australia and United States?

0.2%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.

Australia vs United States: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Australia

21.2%

in 2021

United States

21.4%

in 2025

Australia rank

58th

United States rank

57th

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) over time

Australia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 21.4% against 21.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 58th and United States ranks 57th of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.9%	21.0%	4.2%	United States
2010s	19.8%	21.6%	1.8%	United States
2020s	22.4%	21.9%	0.6%	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, male, Australia or United States?: United States, at 21.4% against 21.2% in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, male between Australia and United States?: 0.2%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for part time employment, male?: Australia ranks 58th and United States ranks 57th of 115 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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Indicator: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit: % of total male employment
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

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.