Ireland vs Uruguay: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Ireland
43.4%
in 2024
Uruguay
42.8%
in 2025
Ireland rank
15th
Uruguay rank
18th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Ireland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 43.4% against 42.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Ireland ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 18th of 115 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.3% | 33.5% | 3.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 33.2% | 1.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 34.5% | 5.1% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 39.6% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Ireland or Uruguay?
- Ireland, at 43.4% against 42.8% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Ireland and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Uruguay ranks 18th 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.