Which has higher part time employment, total, South Korea or United States?

United States, at 26.9% against 26.4% in South Korea as of 2025.

What is the difference in part time employment, total between South Korea and United States?

0.5%, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

South Korea vs United States: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

South Korea

26.4%

in 2025

United States

26.9%

in 2025

South Korea rank

57th

United States rank

54th

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

South Korea
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 26.9% against 26.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.

South Korea ranks 57th and United States ranks 54th of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.5%	28.1%	14.6%	United States
2010s	18.7%	28.0%	9.3%	United States
2020s	27.4%	26.9%	0.4%	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, South Korea or United States?: United States, at 26.9% against 26.4% in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between South Korea and United States?: 0.5%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do South Korea and United States rank globally for part time employment, total?: South Korea ranks 57th and United States ranks 54th 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.