Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition by country
This dataset based on so-called OECD harmonized definition contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54,...
What the numbers show
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 535,737 Persons in OECD; the lowest is 92.86 Persons in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,661 Persons, and the mean is 27,671 Persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5,769.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 73.7%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 38.8%).
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 535,737 Persons | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 127,236 Persons | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 89,044 Persons | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 1,645 Persons | 2025 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 4 | Indonesia | 87,968 Persons | 2017 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 67,708 Persons | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 28,255 Persons | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Mexico | 48,918 Persons | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 15,104 Persons | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 7 | Japan | 48,640 Persons | 2025 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 7 | Netherlands | 6,378 Persons | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 32,679 Persons | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 8 | Lithuania | 1,395 Persons | 2025 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 25,535 Persons | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | 926.16 Persons | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 10 | France | 25,313 Persons | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 808.88 Persons | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 20,844 Persons | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 593.19 Persons | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 20,126 Persons | 2025 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 19,587 Persons | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 17,185 Persons | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 15,480 Persons | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 11,048 Persons | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 9,966 Persons | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 18 | Chile | 7,761 Persons | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Romania | 7,595 Persons | 2025 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 4,790 Persons | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 4,688 Persons | 2025 | up 27.4% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 4,635 Persons | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 4,435 Persons | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 4,109 Persons | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 3,906 Persons | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 3,603 Persons | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 3,524 Persons | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Israel | 3,367 Persons | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 2,759 Persons | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 2,361 Persons | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | 2,327 Persons | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 2,286 Persons | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 2,178 Persons | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ireland | 2,030 Persons | 2025 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 1,924 Persons | 2025 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 683.38 Persons | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 461.41 Persons | 2025 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 303.74 Persons | 2025 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 274.56 Persons | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 40 | Iceland | 92.86 Persons | 2025 | down 38.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- G7 297,649 Persons
- Korea 23,454 Persons
- European Union (27 countries) 175,090 Persons
- Slovak Republic 2,484 Persons
- European Union (22 countries) in OECD 162,325 Persons
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD 131,765 Persons
About this data
This dataset based on so-called OECD harmonized definition contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job. Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.