High income vs Iceland: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

High income
29.0%
in 2024
Iceland
50.0%
in 2023
High income rank
4th
Iceland rank
6th

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

  • High income
  • Iceland
0204060199520092024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 50.0% against 29.0% in High income, a difference of 21.0%.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times High income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th of 16 groups.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 29.0% 35.9% 6.9% Iceland
2010s 28.1% 38.3% 10.2% Iceland
2020s 29.6% 47.0% 17.4% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, High income or Iceland?
Iceland, at 50.0% against 29.0% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between High income and Iceland?
21.0%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Iceland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do High income and Iceland rank globally for part time employment, total?
High income ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 6th of 16 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

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

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.