Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition by country
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on a common 30-usual-hour cut-off in the main...
What the numbers show
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 98.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Romania; the lowest is 73.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in Japan.
The median across all reporting countries is 84.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, and the mean is 85.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Costa Rica (up 7.5%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 4.5%).
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 98.78 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 98.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | North Macedonia | 97.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 95.9 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Hungary | 95.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 94.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 7 | Greece | 93.42 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 8 | Czechia | 92.81 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 92.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 10 | Cyprus | 92.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 11 | South Africa | 90.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 88.4 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 13 | Spain | 88.25 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 87.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 87.6 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 16 | Colombia | 87.48 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 17 | France | 86.5 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Brazil | 86.26 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 19 | Israel | 86.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 84.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 21 | Finland | 84.11 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 22 | OECD | 83.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 23 | Chile | 82.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Iceland | 82.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 82.3 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Canada | 81.76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 81.24 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 80.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 80.19 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Ireland | 80.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 31 | New Zealand | 79.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Austria | 78.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 78.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 77.23 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 35 | Australia | 75.84 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Argentina | 74.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Switzerland | 74.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 38 | Indonesia | 74.07 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2017 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Japan | 73.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Croatia 97.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Lithuania 95.67 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Slovak Republic 95.97 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Poland 94.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Latvia 93.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Korea 82.95 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Slovenia 93.18 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Estonia 88.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Türkiye 86.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- European Union (27 countries) 85.39 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- European Union (22 countries) in OECD 84.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- European Union (19 countries) in OECD 82.89 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- G7 82.33 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- Netherlands 64.87 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of part-time employment with standardised (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total) and detailed age groups. Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Part-time employment is based on a common 30-usual-hour cut-off in the main job. 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.