Which has higher part time employment, male, Ireland or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Ireland as of 2025.

What is the difference in part time employment, male between Ireland and United Kingdom?

0.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

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.

Ireland vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, male

Ireland

13.8%

in 2024

United Kingdom

14.4%

in 2025

Ireland rank

58th

United Kingdom rank

55th

Part time employment, male over time

Ireland
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 14.4% against 13.8% in Ireland, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Ireland ranks 58th and United Kingdom ranks 55th of 111 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.8%	4.6%	1.8%	United Kingdom
1990s	5.2%	7.3%	2.1%	United Kingdom
2000s	7.6%	10.3%	2.8%	United Kingdom
2010s	13.2%	13.2%	0.0%	United Kingdom
2020s	13.0%	13.2%	0.2%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, male, Ireland or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, male between Ireland and United Kingdom?: 0.6%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, male?: Ireland ranks 58th and United Kingdom ranks 55th 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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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: 123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.