Which has higher part time employment, total, France or United States of America?

France, at 17.6% against 17.5% in United States of America as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?

31 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

France vs United States of America: Part time employment, total

France

17.6%

in 2024

United States of America

17.5%

in 2025

France rank

65th

United States of America rank

66th

Part time employment, total over time

France
United States of America

How they compare

France currently reports 17.6% against 17.5% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was United States of America ahead.

France ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 66th of 111 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.3%	18.2%	1.9%	United States of America
2000s	17.8%	17.5%	0.2%	France
2010s	19.8%	18.6%	1.2%	France
2020s	17.9%	16.8%	1.1%	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, France or United States of America?: France, at 17.6% against 17.5% in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between France and United States of America?: 0.1%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for part time employment, total?: France ranks 65th and United States of America ranks 66th 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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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: 03 September 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.