Part time employment, total in Canada
Canada: Part time employment, total was 81.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in Canada, 1976–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Canada is 81.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Canada peaked at 87.5% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 2010.
Canada ranks 1st of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 87.5% | — |
| 1977 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 86.3% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 85.7% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 84.1% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 83.4% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 81.9% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 81.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.9% | 86.3% | 87.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 83.0% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.4% | 80.8% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.5% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.7% | 82.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Canada?
- Part time employment, total in Canada was 81.8% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 1976.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for part time employment, total?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 111 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (% of total 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.