Which has higher part time employment, total, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean?

Canada, at 81.8% against 29.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean?

14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.

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.

Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean: Part time employment, total

Canada

81.8%

in 2025

Latin America & Caribbean

29.8%

in 2025

Canada rank

1st

Latin America & Caribbean rank

2nd

Part time employment, total over time

Canada
Latin America & Caribbean

How they compare

Canada currently reports 81.8% against 29.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 52.0%.

That makes Canada's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd of 111 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Latin America & Caribbean	Difference	Ahead
2010s	80.8%	29.0%	51.8%	Canada
2020s	81.9%	29.7%	52.3%	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean?: Canada, at 81.8% against 29.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean?: 52.0%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for part time employment, total?: Canada ranks 1st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 2nd 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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit: % of total employment
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.