Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 25.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, total in Early-demographic dividend stood at 25.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 26.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.4% | — |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.0% | 21.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 25.0% | 26.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Early-demographic dividend?
- Part time employment, total in Early-demographic dividend was 25.0% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for part time employment, total?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.