Australia vs Portugal: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Australia
33.4%
in 2021
Portugal
32.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
36th
Portugal rank
38th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 33.4% against 32.1% in Portugal, a difference of 1.3%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 38th of 115 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.0% | 3.7% | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 28.7% | 4.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.5% | 1.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 33.4% against 32.1% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Australia and Portugal?
- 1.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Australia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 38th 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, total (% of total 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.