Which has higher part time employment, male, Netherlands or Sweden?

Netherlands, at 47.5% against 42.3% in Sweden as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Netherlands vs Sweden: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Netherlands

47.5%

in 2024

Sweden

42.3%

in 2024

Netherlands rank

3rd

Sweden rank

6th

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

Netherlands
Sweden

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 47.5% against 42.3% in Sweden, a difference of 5.2%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 6th of 115 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.5%	40.5%	7.0%	Sweden
2000s	39.7%	40.3%	0.6%	Sweden
2010s	39.9%	39.1%	0.8%	Netherlands
2020s	46.0%	42.2%	3.8%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, male, Netherlands or Sweden?: Netherlands, at 47.5% against 42.3% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, male between Netherlands and Sweden?: 5.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, male?: Netherlands ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 6th 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: 29 October 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.