Canada vs Ireland: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Canada
35.1%
in 2025
Ireland
33.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Ireland rank
20th
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 35.1% against 33.2% in Ireland, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th of 115 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.3% | 13.2% | 13.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 20.7% | 6.9% | Canada |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 22.1% | 8.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 26.8% | 6.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 29.0% | 4.5% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, male, Canada or Ireland?
- Canada, at 35.1% against 33.2% in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, male between Canada and Ireland?
- 1.9%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for part time employment, male?
- Canada ranks 17th and Ireland ranks 20th 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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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.