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
115
Highest
100.0%
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0.4%
Poland
Median
21.2%
Years covered
50
1976–2025
Data points
2,655
What the numbers show
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0.4% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.2%, and the mean is 22.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 249.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 858.6%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 91.3%).
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Belarus | 96.0% | 2025 | up 858.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 47.5% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 46.1% | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 5 | Rwanda | 45.9% | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 6 | Sweden | 42.3% | 2024 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 7 | Iceland | 41.9% | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 41.5% | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 40.8% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 40.6% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 11 | Togo | 40.3% | 2022 | up 145.2% | rising |
| 12 | East Timor | 38.4% | 2022 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 38.2% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 37.4% | 2025 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 15 | Ecuador | 36.4% | 2025 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.5% | 2022 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 35.1% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 18 | Kenya | 34.0% | 2021 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 33.4% | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 20 | Ireland | 33.2% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 32.2% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 22 | Indonesia | 31.6% | 2023 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 23 | Tanzania | 31.4% | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 24 | France | 31.2% | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 30.8% | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 26 | Bolivia | 30.5% | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 30.3% | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Argentina | 30.3% | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 30.2% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 30 | Malta | 30.1% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 31 | Peru | 29.8% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 32 | Panama | 29.6% | 2025 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 33 | Spain | 28.7% | 2025 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 28.6% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 28.5% | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 27.9% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 37 | Cambodia | 27.8% | 2025 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 38 | Slovenia | 27.4% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 27.2% | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 26.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 25.5% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 42 | Hungary | 25.3% | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 25.3% | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 44 | Paraguay | 24.9% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 45 | Honduras | 24.9% | 2025 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 46 | Angola | 24.4% | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 24.4% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 24.2% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 49 | Botswana | 23.6% | 2024 | down 42.8% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 23.2% | 2021 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 23.1% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 52 | Croatia | 23.1% | 2024 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 22.8% | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 22.3% | 2025 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 55 | Switzerland | 22.0% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 22.0% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 57 | United States | 21.4% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 58 | Australia | 21.2% | 2021 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Mexico | 21.1% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 60 | Nigeria | 21.1% | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 61 | Namibia | 20.7% | 2018 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Turkey | 20.6% | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 19.7% | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 64 | Lithuania | 19.5% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 65 | Brazil | 19.2% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | South Korea | 19.0% | 2025 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 67 | El Salvador | 18.7% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 68 | Greece | 18.3% | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 68 | Thailand | 18.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 70 | Vietnam | 18.2% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 71 | Georgia | 17.2% | 2025 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 16.5% | 2025 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 73 | Iran | 16.4% | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 15.8% | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 75 | Armenia | 15.6% | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 76 | Serbia | 15.5% | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 77 | Latvia | 15.2% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 78 | Zambia | 15.2% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 79 | Egypt | 15.0% | 2024 | up 294.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 15.0% | 2024 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 81 | India | 14.9% | 2025 | up 438.5% | rising |
| 82 | Albania | 14.8% | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 14.4% | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 84 | Palestine | 14.2% | 2025 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Romania | 13.8% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 86 | Myanmar | 13.1% | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 13.0% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 88 | South Africa | 12.4% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 89 | Bhutan | 11.9% | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 11.8% | 2025 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Mali | 11.7% | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 92 | Grenada | 11.6% | 2023 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 93 | Seychelles | 11.2% | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 10.3% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei | 9.9% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 96 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 9.8% | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 97 | Venezuela | 9.5% | 2017 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 98 | Senegal | 9.4% | 2025 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 9.3% | 2024 | down 32.6% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Lucia | 9.2% | 2025 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Kosovo | 7.6% | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 7.5% | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 103 | Singapore | 7.1% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 104 | Jordan | 6.7% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 105 | Moldova | 6.7% | 2025 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 106 | Italy | 6.7% | 2025 | down 72.3% | rising |
| 107 | Jamaica | 6.4% | 2023 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 108 | Pakistan | 6.4% | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 109 | Barbados | 6.3% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 110 | Russia | 5.0% | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.7% | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 112 | Montenegro | 4.1% | 2024 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 113 | Mongolia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 2.3% | 2025 | up 137.6% | rising |
| 115 | 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.
- Euro area 29.0%
- European Union 26.2%
- Post-demographic dividend 25.8%
- North America 22.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 22.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 22.2%
- High income 22.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 22.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 21.2%
- OECD members 21.0%
- Early-demographic dividend 16.5%
- Lower middle income 15.7%
- South Asia 14.9%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 14.9%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 11.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9.2%
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.