Portugal vs Spain: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Portugal
27.9%
in 2025
Spain
28.7%
in 2025
Portugal rank
36th
Spain rank
33rd
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 28.7% against 27.9% in Portugal, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd of 115 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.9% | 21.7% | 8.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 22.2% | 7.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.5% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 21.4% | 3.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 29.0% | 0.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, male, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 28.7% against 27.9% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, male between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for part time employment, male?
- Portugal ranks 36th and Spain ranks 33rd 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.