Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
28.7%
in 2025
Sweden
47.8%
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
8th
Sweden rank
7th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sweden
0204060199520102025

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 47.8% against 28.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 16 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sweden Difference Ahead
2010s 29.1% 47.2% 18.1% Sweden
2020s 30.7% 48.0% 17.3% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 47.8% against 28.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
19.1%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.