Part time employment, total (% of total employment) - Country Ranking
Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 63.85 | 2019 |
| 2 | Rwanda | 57.78 | 2020 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 57.72 | 2020 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 53.77 | 2013 |
| 5 | Malawi | 52.52 | 2013 |
| 6 | Mozambique | 51.40 | 2015 |
| 7 | Austria | 50.60 | 2020 |
| 8 | Sweden | 50.30 | 2020 |
| 9 | Norway | 49.97 | 2020 |
| 10 | Argentina | 48.47 | 2020 |
| 11 | Timor-Leste | 48.37 | 2016 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 47.65 | 2020 |
| 13 | Ecuador | 47.48 | 2020 |
| 14 | Australia | 46.57 | 2020 |
| 15 | Peru | 46.43 | 2020 |
| 16 | Tuvalu | 43.98 | 2016 |
| 17 | Denmark | 43.97 | 2020 |
| 18 | France | 43.82 | 2020 |
| 19 | Finland | 43.70 | 2020 |
| 20 | Germany | 43.26 | 2020 |
| 21 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 42.64 | 2012 |
| 22 | Belgium | 42.39 | 2020 |
| 23 | Uganda | 42.11 | 2017 |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 41.11 | 2019 |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 41.00 | 2019 |
| 26 | Italy | 40.60 | 2020 |
| 27 | Ireland | 39.88 | 2020 |
| 28 | Iceland | 39.66 | 2020 |
| 29 | Canada | 39.38 | 2021 |
| 30 | New Zealand | 39.10 | 2019 |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 38.19 | 2020 |
| 32 | Malta | 38.18 | 2020 |
| 33 | Tanzania | 38.09 | 2014 |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 37.63 | 2012 |
| 35 | Philippines | 37.58 | 2020 |
| 36 | Japan | 37.57 | 2020 |
| 37 | Cameroon | 37.22 | 2010 |
| 38 | Spain | 36.46 | 2020 |
| 39 | Israel | 36.38 | 2020 |
| 40 | Cyprus | 36.35 | 2020 |
| 41 | Indonesia | 35.74 | 2020 |
| 42 | Panama | 35.21 | 2021 |
| 43 | Afghanistan | 35.11 | 2020 |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 35.01 | 2020 |
| 45 | Portugal | 34.42 | 2020 |
| 46 | Mauritius | 34.41 | 2019 |
| 47 | Suriname | 34.39 | 2016 |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 34.19 | 2020 |
| 49 | Czech Republic | 33.90 | 2020 |
| 50 | Chile | 33.34 | 2020 |
| 51 | Niger | 33.19 | 2017 |
| 52 | Greece | 32.69 | 2020 |
| 53 | Estonia | 32.66 | 2020 |
| 54 | Madagascar | 32.64 | 2015 |
| 55 | Zambia | 32.37 | 2019 |
| 56 | Iran | 32.16 | 2018 |
| 57 | Brazil | 32.09 | 2020 |
| 58 | Nigeria | 31.89 | 2019 |
| 59 | Turkey | 31.78 | 2020 |
| 60 | Bolivia | 31.48 | 2009 |
| 61 | Honduras | 31.36 | 2019 |
| 62 | Nepal | 31.20 | 2017 |
| 63 | Tonga | 30.85 | 2018 |
| 64 | Slovenia | 30.73 | 2020 |
| 65 | Ghana | 30.45 | 2017 |
| 66 | Croatia | 29.65 | 2020 |
| 67 | Guatemala | 29.36 | 2015 |
| 68 | Slovak Republic | 28.98 | 2020 |
| 69 | Poland | 28.72 | 2020 |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 28.70 | 2019 |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 28.12 | 2009 |
| 72 | Lithuania | 27.50 | 2020 |
| 73 | Haiti | 27.20 | 2012 |
| 74 | Benin | 26.13 | 2011 |
| 75 | Mexico | 25.98 | 2019 |
| 76 | Kenya | 25.85 | 2019 |
| 77 | Lao PDR | 25.84 | 2017 |
| 78 | Moldova | 25.78 | 2018 |
| 79 | Kyrgyz Republic | 25.76 | 2020 |
| 80 | Puerto Rico | 25.73 | 2015 |
| 81 | Namibia | 25.61 | 2018 |
| 82 | Belize | 25.39 | 2019 |
| 83 | United States | 25.25 | 2021 |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | 25.16 | 2018 |
| 85 | Hungary | 25.12 | 2020 |
| 86 | Armenia | 25.10 | 2020 |
| 87 | Burundi | 24.91 | 2014 |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 24.66 | 2019 |
| 89 | Paraguay | 24.62 | 2015 |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 24.55 | 2020 |
| 91 | Korea | 24.48 | 2020 |
| 92 | Colombia | 24.33 | 2017 |
| 93 | Iraq | 23.91 | 2017 |
| 94 | Latvia | 23.73 | 2020 |
| 95 | Cabo Verde | 23.68 | 2018 |
| 96 | Georgia | 23.16 | 2020 |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22.99 | 2017 |
| 98 | Cambodia | 21.91 | 2019 |
| 99 | Thailand | 21.81 | 2020 |
| 100 | Comoros | 21.68 | 2014 |
| 101 | Serbia | 21.42 | 2020 |
| 102 | Morocco | 21.05 | 2012 |
| 103 | Vietnam | 20.65 | 2020 |
| 104 | South Africa | 20.48 | 2020 |
| 105 | El Salvador | 20.40 | 2020 |
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 19.72 | 2013 |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 19.61 | 2020 |
| 108 | Lebanon | 19.51 | 2019 |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 19.45 | 2017 |
| 110 | Algeria | 19.39 | 2017 |
| 111 | Albania | 19.38 | 2019 |
| 112 | Eswatini | 18.37 | 2016 |
| 113 | Congo | 18.34 | 2009 |
| 114 | The Gambia | 17.45 | 2018 |
| 115 | Samoa | 17.03 | 2017 |
| 116 | Liberia | 17.00 | 2017 |
| 117 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 16.86 | 2016 |
| 118 | Romania | 16.67 | 2020 |
| 119 | Mali | 16.11 | 2018 |
| 120 | Belarus | 15.83 | 2018 |
| 121 | Botswana | 15.47 | 2010 |
| 122 | Ukraine | 15.27 | 2017 |
| 123 | Pakistan | 15.10 | 2019 |
| 124 | Brunei | 14.70 | 2020 |
| 125 | Myanmar | 13.97 | 2019 |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 13.87 | 2020 |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 13.56 | 2020 |
| 128 | Venezuela | 13.52 | 2012 |
| 129 | Seychelles | 12.06 | 2020 |
| 130 | Tunisia | 11.82 | 2010 |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.59 | 2020 |
| 132 | Nauru | 11.09 | 2013 |
| 133 | Jamaica | 11.06 | 2017 |
| 134 | Malaysia | 10.98 | 2019 |
| 135 | Singapore | 10.71 | 2020 |
| 136 | Kiribati | 10.65 | 2019 |
| 137 | Barbados | 10.60 | 2019 |
| 138 | Lesotho | 10.57 | 2019 |
| 139 | Mongolia | 10.22 | 2020 |
| 140 | Jordan | 10.17 | 2020 |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 9.13 | 2020 |
| 142 | Russia | 8.94 | 2016 |
| 143 | Montenegro | 8.64 | 2020 |
| 144 | St. Lucia | 8.01 | 2019 |
| 145 | Bhutan | 7.90 | 2015 |
| 146 | Egypt | 6.77 | 2020 |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.53 | 2016 |
| 148 | Somalia | 5.91 | 2019 |
| 149 | Macao SAR, China | 5.67 | 2016 |
| 150 | Cayman Islands | 5.49 | 2015 |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 2.64 | 2019 |
| 152 | Cuba | 1.99 | 2010 |
| 153 | Qatar | 1.55 | 2020 |
| 154 | Yemen | 1.13 | 2010 |
| 155 | Palau | 0.33 | 2014 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.
