Part time employment, total in OECD members
OECD members: Part time employment, total was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in OECD members, 2000–2024
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 OECD members is 23.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in OECD members peaked at 23.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.4% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.4% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 22.4% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.8% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in OECD members?
- Part time employment, total in OECD members was 23.2% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2000.
- How does OECD members rank for part time employment, total?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.