Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 28.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Part time employment, total in Latin America & Caribbean, 2012–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 28.7% for part time employment, total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 36.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2016.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 29.2% | — |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 28.7% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.2% | 27.4% | 30.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 27.7% | 36.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Part time employment, total in Latin America & Caribbean was 28.7% 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for part time employment, total?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.