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
115
Highest
100.0%
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0.4%
Poland
Median
26.2%
Years covered
50
1976–2025
Data points
2,655
What the numbers show
Part time employment, total (% of total 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 26.2%, and the mean is 27.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 236.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 420.9%), and the largest decrease in Poland (down 93.9%).
Part time employment, total (% of total employment): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Belarus | 92.8% | 2025 | up 420.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Netherlands | 61.5% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 52.7% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 50.3% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 50.0% | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 47.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 8 | Togo | 47.4% | 2022 | up 92.0% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 47.0% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 46.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 11 | Rwanda | 46.4% | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 12 | Ghana | 45.7% | 2025 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 44.5% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 14 | Belgium | 43.6% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 43.4% | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.3% | 2022 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 17 | Ecuador | 43.3% | 2025 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 42.8% | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 42.6% | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 41.7% | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 41.5% | 2025 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 22 | Kenya | 41.4% | 2021 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 41.3% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia | 40.2% | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 25 | East Timor | 40.0% | 2022 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 26 | France | 39.3% | 2024 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 27 | Tanzania | 38.4% | 2025 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 28 | Indonesia | 37.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 29 | Peru | 36.9% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 36.0% | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 35.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 32 | Malta | 35.3% | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | 35.1% | 2024 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 34 | Israel | 34.8% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 34.8% | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 36 | Australia | 33.4% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 37 | Estonia | 33.2% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 32.1% | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 39 | Cyprus | 32.0% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 40 | Slovenia | 32.0% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 41 | Guatemala | 31.6% | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 31.4% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 43 | Panama | 31.3% | 2025 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 30.2% | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 30.1% | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 29.9% | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 47 | Czechia | 29.6% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 48 | Cambodia | 29.3% | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 49 | Nigeria | 29.2% | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 29.0% | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 51 | Chile | 28.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 27.4% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 27.1% | 2019 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 54 | United States | 26.9% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 55 | Philippines | 26.7% | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 56 | Angola | 26.5% | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 57 | South Korea | 26.4% | 2025 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 58 | Namibia | 26.2% | 2018 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Croatia | 25.9% | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 60 | Botswana | 25.7% | 2024 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 25.1% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 25.0% | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 63 | India | 24.8% | 2025 | up 333.7% | rising |
| 64 | Brazil | 24.8% | 2025 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 65 | Armenia | 24.4% | 2023 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 66 | Turkey | 24.4% | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 23.9% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 68 | El Salvador | 23.7% | 2025 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 23.7% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 22.4% | 2021 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 71 | Colombia | 21.8% | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 72 | Iran | 20.5% | 2024 | down 24.7% | flat |
| 73 | Latvia | 20.2% | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.1% | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 75 | Vietnam | 19.5% | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 76 | Georgia | 18.9% | 2025 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 18.8% | 2025 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 18.8% | 2025 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 79 | Albania | 18.7% | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 80 | Serbia | 18.2% | 2025 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 81 | Thailand | 18.0% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 82 | Guyana | 17.8% | 2024 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 83 | Palestine | 17.8% | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Mali | 17.7% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 16.5% | 2024 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 86 | Italy | 15.7% | 2025 | down 55.7% | rising |
| 87 | South Africa | 15.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 88 | Egypt | 15.4% | 2024 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 89 | Bhutan | 15.1% | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 90 | Romania | 15.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 91 | Myanmar | 15.0% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 14.8% | 2024 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 14.1% | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 13.7% | 2025 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Venezuela | 12.7% | 2017 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 12.5% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 97 | Pakistan | 12.2% | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 98 | Grenada | 11.5% | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 99 | Brunei | 10.9% | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 100 | Senegal | 10.6% | 2025 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 101 | Singapore | 10.1% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 102 | Seychelles | 10.0% | 2025 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 103 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 10.0% | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 9.4% | 2025 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 7.3% | 2025 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 106 | Jamaica | 7.2% | 2023 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 107 | Russia | 7.1% | 2025 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 108 | Kosovo | 6.9% | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Jordan | 6.8% | 2024 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 110 | Barbados | 6.4% | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.7% | 2025 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 112 | Montenegro | 5.0% | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 113 | Mongolia | 4.8% | 2025 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 114 | United Arab Emirates | 3.0% | 2025 | up 179.7% | rising |
| 115 | Poland | 0.4% | 2025 | down 93.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 39.4%
- European Union 34.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 33.8%
- High income 29.0%
- North America 28.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean 28.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 28.7%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 28.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 28.2%
- OECD members 27.5%
- Early-demographic dividend 25.0%
- Lower middle income 24.8%
- South Asia 24.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 24.8%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 13.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 10.9%
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.