Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Canada
Canada: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 35.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
Canada recorded 35.1% for part time employment, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Canada peaked at 35.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 1989.
That places Canada 17th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 27.3% | — |
| 1977 | 26.2% | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 23.1% | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 29.2% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 27.5% | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 26.9% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 25.6% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 22.0% | -14.1% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +14.4% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 27.2% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 26.4% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 29.0% | +14.4% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 31.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 35.1% | +7.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 35.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.7% | 22.1% | 27.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 22.0% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 24.1% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 25.3% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.2% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 32.4% | 35.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, male in Canada?
- Part time employment, male in Canada was 35.1% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 1989.
- How does Canada rank for part time employment, male?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.