Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in South Asia
South Asia: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 24.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in South Asia, 2005–2025
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 South Asia is 24.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 333.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in South Asia peaked at 24.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.8% | — |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +159.5% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 23.4% | +13.6% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 24.8% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 5.7% | 14.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.4% | 24.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
More work & labour data for South Asia
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 35.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 81.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, total in South Asia?
- Part time employment, total in South Asia was 24.8% 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2012.
- How does South Asia rank for part time employment, total?
- South Asia ranks 13th out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 333.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.