Part time employment, total in High income
High income: Part time employment, total was 22.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, total in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
High income recorded 22.7% for part time employment, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in High income peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2000.
Part time employment, total in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.3% | — |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 21.9% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 19.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in High income?
- Part time employment, total in High income was 22.7% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
- How does High income rank for part time employment, total?
- High income ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this High income 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.