Canada vs United Kingdom: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Canada
42.6%
in 2025
United Kingdom
41.5%
in 2025
Canada rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
21st
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 42.6% against 41.5% in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 21st of 115 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.4% | 38.6% | 3.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 40.9% | 3.4% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 41.0% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 44.4% | 2.0% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 43.5% | 2.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 42.6% against 41.5% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 1.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Canada ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 21st 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.