Austria vs North America: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Austria
50.3%
in 2025
North America
28.7%
in 2025
Austria rank
5th
North America rank
5th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Austria
- North America
How they compare
Austria currently reports 50.3% against 28.7% in North America, a difference of 21.6%.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.8 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was North America ahead.
Austria ranks 5th and North America ranks 5th of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 30.5% | 9.2% | North America |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.3% | 2.6% | Austria |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 29.6% | 13.8% | Austria |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 28.6% | 20.9% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Austria or North America?
- Austria, at 50.3% against 28.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Austria and North America?
- 21.6%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and North America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Austria and North America rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Austria ranks 5th and North America ranks 5th 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.