Which has higher part time employment, total, Netherlands or Norway?

Netherlands, at 61.5% against 52.7% in Norway as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Netherlands vs Norway: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)

Netherlands

61.5%

in 2024

Norway

52.7%

in 2024

Netherlands rank

3rd

Norway rank

4th

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

Netherlands
Norway

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 61.5% against 52.7% in Norway, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 4th of 115 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.0%	43.9%	7.1%	Netherlands
2000s	56.9%	50.8%	6.2%	Netherlands
2010s	57.1%	47.7%	9.5%	Netherlands
2020s	60.8%	50.6%	10.2%	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher part time employment, total, Netherlands or Norway?: Netherlands, at 61.5% against 52.7% in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in part time employment, total between Netherlands and Norway?: 8.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for part time employment, total?: Netherlands ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 4th 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.