Canada vs North America: Part time employment, total
Canada
81.8%
in 2025
North America
24.7%
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
North America rank
4th
Part time employment, total over time
- Canada
- North America
How they compare
Canada currently reports 81.8% against 24.7% in North America, a difference of 57.1%.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.3 times North America's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and North America ranks 4th of 111 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 24.2% | 57.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 24.0% | 57.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 25.3% | 55.5% | Canada |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 24.1% | 57.8% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Canada or North America?
- Canada, at 81.8% against 24.7% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Canada and North America?
- 57.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and North America?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Canada and North America rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Canada ranks 1st and North America ranks 4th 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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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.