Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition in OECD
OECD: Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition was 535,737 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition in OECD, 1976–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
OECD recorded 535,737 Persons for full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition in OECD peaked at 535,737 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,517 Persons, in 1976.
OECD ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition in OECD, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8,517 Persons | — |
| 1977 | 8,609 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 8,852 Persons | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 83,030 Persons | +837.9% |
| 1980 | 131,291 Persons | +58.1% |
| 1981 | 132,748 Persons | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 130,911 Persons | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 224,322 Persons | +71.4% |
| 1984 | 225,081 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 232,548 Persons | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 236,482 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 258,269 Persons | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 279,640 Persons | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 305,022 Persons | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 309,995 Persons | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 319,481 Persons | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 318,618 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 321,654 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 329,112 Persons | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 370,311 Persons | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 379,394 Persons | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 396,580 Persons | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 402,005 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 405,430 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 411,820 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 434,235 Persons | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 434,620 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 439,380 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 439,423 Persons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 444,817 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 452,524 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 458,823 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 462,226 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 452,717 Persons | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 454,567 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 456,239 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 463,586 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 465,605 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 472,782 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 480,720 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 487,738 Persons | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 496,179 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 503,890 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 508,598 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 491,628 Persons | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 503,290 Persons | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 521,648 Persons | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 530,550 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 531,912 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 535,737 Persons | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +837.9% | 8,852 Persons | 83,030 Persons |
| 1983 | +71.4% | 130,911 Persons | 224,322 Persons |
| 1980 | +58.1% | 83,030 Persons | 131,291 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,252 Persons | 8,517 Persons | 83,030 Persons | 4 |
| 1980s | 215,631 Persons | 130,911 Persons | 305,022 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 355,258 Persons | 309,995 Persons | 405,430 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 443,058 Persons | 411,820 Persons | 462,226 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 478,990 Persons | 454,567 Persons | 508,598 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 519,128 Persons | 491,628 Persons | 535,737 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More work & labour data for OECD
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 37,610 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 36,963 Persons (2022)
- Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 666,682 Persons (2025)
- Unemployed population — Unemployment 34,262 Persons (2024)
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,736 Hours per year per person (2025)
- Incidence of unemployment by duration 27.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Monthly unemployment levels 34,246 Persons (2024)
- Gender share of part-time employment 65.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 504,527 Persons (2025)
- Full-time and part-time employment 504,527 Persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition in OECD?
- Full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition in OECD was 535,737 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 535,737 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,517 Persons in 1976.
- How does OECD rank for full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is full-time and part-time employment based on oecd-harmonized definition rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.