Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in High income
High income: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 29.0% 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 29.0% for part time employment, total in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in High income peaked at 32.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2000.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 27.2% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 27.9% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 28.4% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in High income?
- Part time employment, total in High income was 29.0% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- How does High income rank for part time employment, total?
- High income ranks 4th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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.