Which has higher part time employment, total, Iceland or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 61.5% against 50.0% in Iceland as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

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

Iceland

50.0%

in 2023

Netherlands

61.5%

in 2024

Iceland rank

6th

Netherlands rank

3rd

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

Iceland
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 61.5% against 50.0% in Iceland, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.7%	51.0%	16.2%	Netherlands
2000s	35.9%	56.9%	21.0%	Netherlands
2010s	38.3%	57.1%	18.9%	Netherlands
2020s	47.0%	60.6%	13.6%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Iceland or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 61.5% against 50.0% in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Iceland and Netherlands?: 11.5%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for part time employment, total?: Iceland ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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: 29 October 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.