Norway vs Sweden: Part time employment, male
Norway
17.2%
in 2024
Sweden
16.1%
in 2024
Norway rank
47th
Sweden rank
50th
Part time employment, male over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 17.2% against 16.1% in Sweden, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.5% | 0.8% | Norway |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 11.9% | 1.4% | Norway |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 15.0% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 1.4% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, male, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 17.2% against 16.1% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, male between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, male?
- Norway ranks 47th and Sweden ranks 50th 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.