Colombia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Part time employment, total

Colombia
60.5%
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
29.8%
in 2025
Colombia rank
3rd
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd

Part time employment, total over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0204060200220132025

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 60.5% against 29.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 30.7%.

That makes Colombia's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 3rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 111 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 43.8% 29.0% 14.8% Colombia
2020s 47.4% 29.8% 17.6% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Colombia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Colombia, at 60.5% against 29.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
30.7%, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for part time employment, total?
Colombia ranks 3rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data

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

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.