Which has higher part time employment, total, Italy or South Africa?

Italy, at 15.7% against 15.7% in South Africa as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Italy vs South Africa: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Italy

15.7%

in 2025

South Africa

15.7%

in 2024

Italy rank

86th

South Africa rank

87th

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

Italy
South Africa

How they compare

Italy currently reports 15.7% against 15.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 87th of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.6%	11.8%	16.8%	Italy
2010s	33.8%	15.1%	18.7%	Italy
2020s	35.3%	16.8%	18.5%	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Italy or South Africa?: Italy, at 15.7% against 15.7% in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Italy and South Africa?: 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for part time employment, total?: Italy ranks 86th and South Africa ranks 87th 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: 12 November 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.