Which has higher part time employment, total, Cyprus or Portugal?

Portugal, at 32.1% against 32.0% in Cyprus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?

26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

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.

Cyprus vs Portugal: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Cyprus

32.0%

in 2024

Portugal

32.1%

in 2025

Cyprus rank

39th

Portugal rank

38th

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time

Cyprus
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 32.1% against 32.0% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 38th of 115 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.2%	20.7%	7.6%	Cyprus
2000s	28.8%	26.8%	2.0%	Cyprus
2010s	30.7%	28.7%	2.1%	Cyprus
2020s	33.2%	32.1%	1.1%	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Cyprus or Portugal?: Portugal, at 32.1% against 32.0% in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Cyprus and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for part time employment, total?: Cyprus ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 38th 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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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: 131 places, 2,655 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed: 12 November 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.