How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?

13 years are reported by both, from 2012 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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

28.7%

in 2025

Sweden

47.8%

in 2024

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

Sweden rank

7th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 47.8% against 28.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.1%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2010s	29.2%	47.2%	18.0%	Sweden
2020s	30.9%	48.0%	17.1%	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sweden?: Sweden, at 47.8% against 28.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?: 19.1%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th 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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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.