Part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Part time employment, total was 24.0% 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 24.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 24.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.3% | — |
| 1996 | 20.1% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 23.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 20.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 20.1% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 23.3% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (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 for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend?
- Part time employment, total in Post-demographic dividend was 24.0% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 1996.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for part time employment, total?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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.