Part time employment, total (% of total 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
81.8%
Canada
Lowest
0.4%
Poland
Median
19.2%
Years covered
50
1976–2025
Data points
2,531
What the numbers show
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) is currently reported for 111 countries. The highest value is 81.8% in Canada; the lowest is 0.4% in Poland.
The median across all reporting countries is 19.2%, and the mean is 23.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 193.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 469.7%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 93.9%).
Part time employment, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 81.8% | 2025 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 2 | Senegal | 67.9% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 60.5% | 2025 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 4 | Rwanda | 59.6% | 2025 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Moldova | 57.4% | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 6 | Peru | 52.6% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 51.3% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 51.0% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 9 | Guatemala | 48.6% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 10 | Togo | 47.4% | 2022 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 47.4% | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | El Salvador | 44.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Thailand | 44.5% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands | 43.4% | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 43.3% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 16 | Côte d'Ivoire | 43.3% | 2022 | up 89.9% | rising |
| 17 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 43.1% | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 41.5% | 2025 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ecuador | 41.0% | 2025 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 40.2% | 2024 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 40.0% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 22 | Mali | 39.7% | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 38.0% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 37.2% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 35.9% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 26 | Philippines | 35.5% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 27 | Honduras | 34.9% | 2025 | up 12.2% | falling |
| 28 | Indonesia | 34.1% | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 29 | Australia | 33.4% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 30 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 33.3% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 31 | Panama | 32.4% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 31.7% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 31.1% | 2025 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 30.6% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 35 | Nigeria | 29.2% | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 36 | Paraguay | 28.9% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 37 | Egypt | 28.7% | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 38 | Denmark | 28.5% | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 39 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 26.3% | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 40 | Pakistan | 25.7% | 2021 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 41 | Namibia | 25.5% | 2018 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 25.3% | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 25.2% | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Norway | 25.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 45 | Belgium | 24.7% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 46 | Armenia | 24.4% | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 47 | Brazil | 24.4% | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 48 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.9% | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 23.4% | 2025 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 50 | Sweden | 22.3% | 2024 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 51 | Cambodia | 21.5% | 2019 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 52 | Iceland | 21.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 53 | Angola | 21.1% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 54 | Ireland | 21.1% | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 55 | Myanmar | 20.4% | 2020 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 56 | Botswana | 19.2% | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Luxembourg | 19.1% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 58 | Finland | 18.9% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 59 | Uganda | 18.8% | 2021 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 60 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.6% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 18.4% | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 18.4% | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 63 | Israel | 18.1% | 2024 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 64 | Zambia | 18.0% | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 65 | France | 17.6% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 66 | United States of America | 17.5% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 17.5% | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 68 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 69 | Italy | 17.1% | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 70 | Estonia | 15.6% | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bhutan | 15.1% | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 14.3% | 2024 | up 48.6% | falling |
| 73 | New Caledonia | 14.1% | 2023 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 74 | Mexico | 14.0% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 75 | Spain | 13.7% | 2025 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 12.9% | 2024 | up 469.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.5% | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Türkiye | 12.1% | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 12.0% | 2024 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 80 | Jamaica | 11.8% | 2023 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 81 | Malta | 11.5% | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 82 | Belarus | 10.4% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.3% | 2024 | up 33.4% | falling |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 10.3% | 2025 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 85 | Singapore | 10.1% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 86 | Slovenia | 9.7% | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 87 | Grenada | 9.7% | 2023 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 88 | Latvia | 9.4% | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 89 | Czechia | 9.4% | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 90 | Seychelles | 9.3% | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Cyprus | 8.9% | 2024 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 92 | Portugal | 7.8% | 2025 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 93 | Montenegro | 7.6% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 94 | Lithuania | 7.3% | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 95 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 6.9% | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Barbados | 6.4% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia | 6.1% | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 99 | Mongolia | 5.9% | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 100 | Greece | 5.5% | 2025 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 101 | Hungary | 5.2% | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 102 | North Macedonia | 4.5% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 103 | Croatia | 3.9% | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 104 | Slovakia | 3.8% | 2023 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 3.4% | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 106 | Romania | 3.2% | 2024 | down 67.8% | falling |
| 107 | Russian Federation | 2.5% | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.8% | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 109 | Palestine, State of | 1.7% | 2025 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 111 | Poland | 0.4% | 2025 | down 93.9% | falling |
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) 30.1%
- Euro area 21.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 29.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 29.8%
- European Union 18.4%
- North America 24.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 24.0%
- OECD members 23.2%
- High income 22.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 19.0%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.5%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 3.6%
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.