Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Chile
Chile: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 28.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Chile, 1990–2025
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 Chile is 28.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Chile peaked at 34.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1992.
Chile ranks 51st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.0% | — |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -17.5% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 13.0% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 14.5% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | +61.6% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 28.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Chile's 28.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +61.6% | 17.0% | 27.5% |
| 2006 | +25.4% | 13.3% | 16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.2% | 17.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 27.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 27.3% | 34.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More work & labour data for Chile
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2334 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 19,028 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,690 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 6,735 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,695 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 13,431 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Chile?
- Part time employment, total in Chile was 28.9% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for part time employment, total?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.