economic2025
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
27.0% of total employment
Median: 24.5% of total employment
Countries Covered
160
with available data
Highest
Canada
81.8% of total employment
Lowest
Poland
0.4% of total employment
Top 5 Countries
1Canada81.8% of total employment
2Somalia72.9% of total employment
3Senegal67.9% of total employment
4Madagascar63.4% of total employment
5Vanuatu62.0% of total employment
By Region
North America40.5% of total employment(4 countries)
South America40.1% of total employment(7 countries)
Oceania33.4% of total employment(1 countries)
Africa30.0% of total employment(6 countries)
Other29.5% of total employment(93 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.4% of total employment)High (81.8% of total employment)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 27.0% of total employment)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (1)
Africa (6)
Other (93)
Asia (18)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 81.8% of total employment |
| 2 | Somalia | 72.9% of total employment |
| 3 | Senegal | 67.9% of total employment |
| 4 | Madagascar | 63.4% of total employment |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 62.0% of total employment |
| 6 | Kiribati | 60.7% of total employment |
| 7 | Colombia | 60.5% of total employment |
| 8 | Rwanda | 59.6% of total employment |
| 9 | Mozambique | 58.5% of total employment |
| 10 | Niger | 58.5% of total employment |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 57.4% of total employment |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55.6% of total employment |
| 13 | Tonga | 55.3% of total employment |
| 14 | Burundi | 53.1% of total employment |
| 15 | Peru | 52.6% of total employment |
| 16 | Djibouti | 52.6% of total employment |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 51.3% of total employment |
| 18 | Switzerland | 51.0% of total employment |
| 19 | Malawi | 49.4% of total employment |
| 20 | Guatemala | 48.6% of total employment |
| 21 | Iraq | 47.4% of total employment |
| 22 | Togo | 47.4% of total employment |
| 23 | Belize | 47.4% of total employment |
| 24 | Haiti | 46.9% of total employment |
| 25 | El Salvador | 44.7% of total employment |
| 26 | Thailand | 44.5% of total employment |
| 27 | Netherlands | 43.4% of total employment |
| 28 | Ghana | 43.3% of total employment |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 43.3% of total employment |
| 30 | Bolivia | 43.1% of total employment |
| 31 | Argentina | 41.5% of total employment |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.3% of total employment |
| 33 | Ecuador | 41.0% of total employment |
| 34 | Kenya | 40.5% of total employment |
| 35 | Fiji | 40.4% of total employment |
| 36 | Georgia | 40.2% of total employment |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 40.0% of total employment |
| 38 | Benin | 39.8% of total employment |
| 39 | Chad | 39.8% of total employment |
| 40 | Mali | 39.7% of total employment |
| 41 | Suriname | 39.4% of total employment |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 38.3% of total employment |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 38.0% of total employment |
| 44 | Uruguay | 37.2% of total employment |
| 45 | Republic of The Gambia | 36.4% of total employment |
| 46 | Mauritius | 35.9% of total employment |
| 47 | Philippines | 35.5% of total employment |
| 48 | Honduras | 34.9% of total employment |
| 49 | Indonesia | 34.1% of total employment |
| 50 | Cameroon | 33.8% of total employment |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 33.6% of total employment |
| 52 | Australia | 33.4% of total employment |
| 53 | United Republic of Tanzania | 33.3% of total employment |
| 54 | Sao Tome and Principe | 32.8% of total employment |
| 55 | Panama | 32.4% of total employment |
| 56 | Austria | 31.7% of total employment |
| 57 | South Korea | 31.1% of total employment |
| 58 | Comoros | 30.8% of total employment |
| 59 | Germany | 30.6% of total employment |
| 60 | Republic of the Congo | 29.5% of total employment |
| 61 | Nigeria | 29.2% of total employment |
| 62 | Paraguay | 28.9% of total employment |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 28.7% of total employment |
| 64 | Egypt | 28.7% of total employment |
| 65 | Eswatini | 28.5% of total employment |
| 66 | Mauritania | 28.5% of total employment |
| 67 | Denmark | 28.5% of total employment |
| 68 | Sudan | 27.8% of total employment |
| 69 | Maldives | 27.7% of total employment |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 27.3% of total employment |
| 71 | Nepal | 26.7% of total employment |
| 72 | Venezuela | 26.3% of total employment |
| 73 | Pakistan | 25.7% of total employment |
| 74 | Namibia | 25.5% of total employment |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 25.3% of total employment |
| 76 | United Kingdom | 25.3% of total employment |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 25.2% of total employment |
| 78 | Norway | 25.1% of total employment |
| 79 | Belgium | 24.7% of total employment |
| 80 | Cape Verde | 24.5% of total employment |
| 81 | Armenia | 24.4% of total employment |
| 82 | Brazil | 24.4% of total employment |
| 83 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 23.9% of total employment |
| 84 | Chile | 23.4% of total employment |
| 85 | Gabon | 22.9% of total employment |
| 86 | Yemen | 22.4% of total employment |
| 87 | Sweden | 22.3% of total employment |
| 88 | Lebanon | 22.3% of total employment |
| 89 | Cambodia | 21.5% of total employment |
| 90 | Iceland | 21.4% of total employment |
| 91 | Angola | 21.1% of total employment |
| 92 | Ireland | 21.1% of total employment |
| 93 | Samoa | 20.8% of total employment |
| 94 | Tuvalu | 20.5% of total employment |
| 95 | Myanmar | 20.4% of total employment |
| 96 | Botswana | 19.2% of total employment |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 19.1% of total employment |
| 98 | Liberia | 19.0% of total employment |
| 99 | Finland | 18.9% of total employment |
| 100 | Uganda | 18.8% of total employment |
| 101 | Lesotho | 18.6% of total employment |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.6% of total employment |
| 103 | Vietnam | 18.4% of total employment |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 18.4% of total employment |
| 105 | Israel | 18.1% of total employment |
| 106 | Zambia | 18.0% of total employment |
| 107 | France | 17.6% of total employment |
| 108 | United States of America | 17.5% of total employment |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 17.5% of total employment |
| 110 | South Africa | 17.4% of total employment |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 17.1% of total employment |
| 112 | Italy | 17.1% of total employment |
| 113 | Estonia | 15.6% of total employment |
| 114 | Bhutan | 15.1% of total employment |
| 115 | Tunisia | 15.1% of total employment |
| 116 | Nauru | 14.8% of total employment |
| 117 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.4% of total employment |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 14.3% of total employment |
| 119 | New Caledonia | 14.1% of total employment |
| 120 | Mexico | 14.0% of total employment |
| 121 | Spain | 13.7% of total employment |
| 122 | United Arab Emirates | 12.9% of total employment |
| 123 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.5% of total employment |
| 124 | Palau | 12.2% of total employment |
| 125 | Türkiye | 12.1% of total employment |
| 126 | Albania | 12.0% of total employment |
| 127 | Bahamas | 11.9% of total employment |
| 128 | Jamaica | 11.8% of total employment |
| 129 | Malta | 11.5% of total employment |
| 130 | Belarus | 10.4% of total employment |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.3% of total employment |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 10.3% of total employment |
| 133 | Singapore | 10.1% of total employment |
| 134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.9% of total employment |
| 135 | Slovenia | 9.7% of total employment |
| 136 | Grenada | 9.7% of total employment |
| 137 | Latvia | 9.4% of total employment |
| 138 | Czech Republic | 9.4% of total employment |
| 139 | Seychelles | 9.3% of total employment |
| 140 | Cyprus | 8.9% of total employment |
| 141 | Portugal | 7.8% of total employment |
| 142 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.7% of total employment |
| 143 | Montenegro | 7.6% of total employment |
| 144 | Lithuania | 7.3% of total employment |
| 145 | Barbados | 6.4% of total employment |
| 146 | Serbia | 6.1% of total employment |
| 147 | Mongolia | 5.9% of total employment |
| 148 | India | 5.7% of total employment |
| 149 | Greece | 5.5% of total employment |
| 150 | Hungary | 5.2% of total employment |
| 151 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.5% of total employment |
| 152 | Croatia | 3.9% of total employment |
| 153 | Slovakia | 3.8% of total employment |
| 154 | Jordan | 3.4% of total employment |
| 155 | Romania | 3.2% of total employment |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 2.5% of total employment |
| 157 | Bulgaria | 1.8% of total employment |
| 158 | State of Palestine | 1.7% of total employment |
| 159 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2% of total employment |
| 160 | Poland | 0.4% of total employment |
Showing 160 of 160 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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