Part time employment, male in Australia
Australia: Part time employment, male was 21.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Australia, 2001–2021
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2021, part time employment, male in Australia stood at 21.2%.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Australia peaked at 23.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 33rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Part time employment, male in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.4% | — |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -10.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 21.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.5%, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 21.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.4%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.2% | 23.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More work & labour data for Australia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5057 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4907 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5202 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8931 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 30,186 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,001 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,642 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21,502 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 43,144 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Australia?
- Part time employment, male in Australia was 21.2% in 2021, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for part time employment, male?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.