North America vs Sweden: Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
North America
28.7%
in 2025
Sweden
47.8%
in 2024
North America rank
5th
Sweden rank
7th
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) over time
- North America
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 47.8% against 28.7% in North America, a difference of 19.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times North America's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 5th and Sweden ranks 7th of 16 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.5% | 51.0% | 20.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 49.9% | 20.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 47.0% | 17.4% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 48.0% | 19.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, total, North America or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 47.8% against 28.7% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, total between North America and Sweden?
- 19.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Sweden?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do North America and Sweden rank globally for part time employment, total?
- North America ranks 5th 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
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.