Finland vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Finland
46.7%
in 2024
Sweden
47.8%
in 2024
Finland rank
10th
Sweden rank
7th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 47.8% against 46.7% in Finland, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 115 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.7% | 51.0% | 13.3% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 49.9% | 5.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 47.0% | 3.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 48.0% | 1.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 47.8% against 46.7% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Finland and Sweden?
- 1.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Finland ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.