Netherlands vs North America: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Netherlands
61.5%
in 2024
North America
28.7%
in 2025
Netherlands rank
3rd
North America rank
5th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- Netherlands
- North America
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 61.5% against 28.7% in North America, a difference of 32.8%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 2.1 times North America's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 3rd and North America ranks 5th of 115 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.7% | 30.6% | 22.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 29.3% | 27.6% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 29.6% | 27.6% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 28.5% | 32.3% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, Netherlands or North America?
- Netherlands, at 61.5% against 28.7% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between Netherlands and North America?
- 32.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and North America?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and North America rank globally for part time employment, total?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd and North America ranks 5th 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.