Which has higher part time employment, male, Switzerland or United States?

Switzerland, at 22.0% against 21.4% in United States as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?

32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

Switzerland vs United States: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Switzerland

22.0%

in 2025

United States

21.4%

in 2025

Switzerland rank

55th

United States rank

57th

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

Switzerland
United States

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 22.0% against 21.4% in United States, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States ahead.

Switzerland ranks 55th and United States ranks 57th of 115 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.1%	22.0%	1.9%	United States
2000s	18.6%	20.9%	2.3%	United States
2010s	21.2%	21.6%	0.4%	United States
2020s	21.9%	21.4%	0.6%	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, male, Switzerland or United States?: Switzerland, at 22.0% against 21.4% in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, male between Switzerland and United States?: 0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for part time employment, male?: Switzerland ranks 55th and United States ranks 57th 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: 12 November 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.