European Union vs Thailand: Part time employment, total
European Union
18.4%
in 2024
Thailand
44.5%
in 2025
European Union rank
10th
Thailand rank
13th
Part time employment, total over time
- European Union
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 44.5% against 18.4% in European Union, a difference of 26.1%.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.4 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2007 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 12 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 8.7% | 8.5% | European Union |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 42.5% | 23.1% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 47.0% | 28.6% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, European Union or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 44.5% against 18.4% in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between European Union and Thailand?
- 26.1%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Thailand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do European Union and Thailand rank globally for part time employment, total?
- European Union ranks 10th and Thailand ranks 13th of 12 groups.
- 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.