Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 33.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend stood at 33.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 38.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 30.5% | — |
| 1996 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 32.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.9% | 28.5% | 30.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 27.8% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 32.2% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 33.2% | 38.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend?
- Part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend was 33.8% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for part time employment, total?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-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.