Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) by country
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.
Countries reporting
111
Highest
86.9%
Canada
Lowest
0.4%
Poland
Median
14.1%
Years covered
50
1976–2025
Data points
2,531
What the numbers show
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 86.9% in Canada; the lowest is 0.4% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 14.1%, and the mean is 18.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 216.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 560.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 91.3%).
Part time employment, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 86.9% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 62.1% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 53.7% | 2025 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 4 | Rwanda | 52.0% | 2025 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 50.2% | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 46.0% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 43.7% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 40.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 9 | El Salvador | 40.4% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 10 | Togo | 40.3% | 2022 | up 145.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 38.9% | 2019 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 12 | Guatemala | 38.7% | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 38.4% | 2022 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ghana | 38.4% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 36.0% | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 35.5% | 2022 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 34.8% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 18 | Ecuador | 33.6% | 2025 | up 69.1% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 32.4% | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 32.1% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 31.1% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 30.9% | 2025 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 23 | Panama | 30.7% | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 30.5% | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 28.3% | 2019 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 26 | Indonesia | 27.4% | 2023 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 27 | Uruguay | 26.9% | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 26.3% | 2024 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 29 | Netherlands | 25.1% | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 24.7% | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 31 | Egypt | 24.1% | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 32 | Republic of Korea | 23.0% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 21.2% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 34 | Paraguay | 21.1% | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 35 | Nigeria | 21.1% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 20.2% | 2017 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 37 | Namibia | 20.2% | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 38 | Angola | 19.5% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 39 | Denmark | 19.5% | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 40 | Cambodia | 19.4% | 2019 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 41 | Brazil | 18.6% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 42 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 18.5% | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 18.1% | 2025 | up 72.8% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 17.9% | 2025 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 45 | Uganda | 17.9% | 2021 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 46 | Myanmar | 17.2% | 2020 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 47 | Norway | 17.2% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 48 | Viet Nam | 16.3% | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Zambia | 16.2% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 50 | Sweden | 16.1% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 51 | Botswana | 15.6% | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Armenia | 15.6% | 2023 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.9% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 54 | Austria | 14.6% | 2025 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 55 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14.4% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Finland | 14.1% | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 57 | Germany | 13.9% | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Ireland | 13.8% | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 59 | South Africa | 13.3% | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 60 | Pakistan | 13.2% | 2021 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 13.2% | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 12.6% | 2024 | up 560.7% | volatile |
| 63 | United States of America | 12.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 64 | Belgium | 12.1% | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Iceland | 11.9% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 66 | Bhutan | 11.9% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 67 | Estonia | 11.1% | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 68 | Seychelles | 10.8% | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Jamaica | 10.8% | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 70 | Israel | 10.2% | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.1% | 2024 | up 28.2% | falling |
| 72 | Saint Lucia | 10.1% | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 10.0% | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 9.8% | 2024 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 75 | France | 9.7% | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 76 | Grenada | 9.1% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 77 | Türkiye | 9.0% | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 8.6% | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | 8.4% | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 7.9% | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Kosovo | 7.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 7.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 7.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 7.5% | 2023 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 86 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 87 | Spain | 6.9% | 2025 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 88 | Slovenia | 6.8% | 2024 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 89 | Cyprus | 6.6% | 2024 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 90 | Malta | 6.5% | 2024 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 91 | Latvia | 6.4% | 2024 | up 23.3% | falling |
| 92 | Barbados | 6.3% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 5.8% | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 94 | Montenegro | 5.6% | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 95 | Portugal | 5.6% | 2025 | down 47.9% | rising |
| 96 | Lithuania | 5.4% | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 97 | Czechia | 5.0% | 2024 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 98 | Mongolia | 4.3% | 2024 | down 55.4% | falling |
| 99 | North Macedonia | 4.2% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 100 | Belarus | 4.1% | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 101 | Jordan | 3.5% | 2024 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 102 | Romania | 3.5% | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 103 | Hungary | 3.5% | 2024 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 104 | Croatia | 3.3% | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 105 | Greece | 3.0% | 2025 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 106 | Russian Federation | 2.7% | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 107 | Slovakia | 2.3% | 2023 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.6% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 109 | Palestine, State of | 1.6% | 2025 | up 354.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2023 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 111 | Poland | 0.4% | 2025 | down 91.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 23.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 23.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.4%
- North America 20.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 16.6%
- OECD members 16.3%
- High income 15.9%
- Euro area 10.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 10.6%
- European Union 9.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 4.5%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 2.6%
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.