| Country or area |
Year |
Percentage
of adult employment that is part-time |
Women's share of
part-time employment |
Source |
| Women |
Men |
% |
| Albania |
2001 |
a,b,c,d |
50.2 |
46.1 |
39.7 |
O |
| Argentina |
2011 |
e,f,g,h |
31.3 |
11.9 |
64.8 |
LFS |
| Armenia |
2008 |
b,i,j |
30.1 |
19.0 |
56.2 |
LFS |
| Aruba |
1994 |
e,k,j |
12.3 |
4.0 |
71.0 |
HS |
| Australia |
2011 |
l,b,f,m,n |
38.5 |
13.2 |
70.9 |
LFS |
| Austria |
2011 |
b,f,d,o |
32.8 |
7.0 |
80.2 |
LFS |
| Azerbaijan |
2003 |
l,b,f,d |
24.3 |
13.3 |
56.6 |
HS |
| Bahamas |
2002 |
l,b,k,j |
11.9 |
9.6 |
53.9 |
HS |
| Bahrain |
2004 |
e,i,j |
2.8 |
2.2 |
25.1 |
LFS |
| Belgium |
2011 |
b,f,d |
32.4 |
7.0 |
79.9 |
ELFS |
| Belize |
1999 |
p,c,d |
25.5 |
12.0 |
48.9 |
HS |
| Bhutan |
2011 |
p,f,j |
11.5 |
7.1 |
59.6 |
LFS |
| Bolivia |
2009 |
e,f,g |
30.7 |
17.3 |
58.9 |
HS |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2011 |
e,i,j |
11.6 |
9.6 |
... |
LFS |
| Botswana |
2006 |
b,c,d |
15.4 |
11.7 |
54.7 |
LFS |
| Brazil |
2009 |
b,f,j |
28.1 |
10.1 |
67.5 |
LFS |
| British Virgin Islands |
1991 |
p,q,j,r |
14.2 |
7.8 |
58.6 |
PC |
| Bulgaria |
2011 |
s,i,j |
2.6 |
2.1 |
52.5 |
ELFS |
| Canada |
2011 |
l,b,f,d,t |
27.2 |
12.9 |
66.6 |
LFS |
| Chile |
2011 |
b,f,d |
25.5 |
11.8 |
58.7 |
LFS |
| China, Hong Kong |
2011 |
l,m,p,c |
15.8 |
11.7 |
55.5 |
HS |
| China, Macao SAR |
2004 |
l,p,c,d |
9.2 |
7.9 |
51.0 |
HS |
| Colombia |
2010 |
e,f,g |
28.0 |
12.7 |
60.0 |
HS |
| Costa Rica |
2011 |
e,f,d,u |
27.8 |
11.4 |
59.5 |
HS |
| Croatia |
2011 |
s,i,j |
11.9 |
7.2 |
58.0 |
ELFS |
| Cyprus |
2011 |
s,i,j |
12.8 |
7.0 |
60.6 |
ELFS |
| Czech Republic |
2011 |
b,f,d |
6.6 |
1.9 |
72.9 |
LFS |
| Denmark |
2011 |
b,f,d |
25.2 |
13.8 |
62.1 |
ELFS |
| Dominica |
1997 |
p,f,j,r |
27.8 |
11.7 |
64.6 |
HS |
| Dominican Republic |
2010 |
e,f,g |
16.4 |
11.8 |
50.5 |
HS |
| Ecuador |
2010 |
e,f,g |
24.4 |
13.8 |
52.8 |
HS |
| El Salvador |
2010 |
e,f,g |
23.4 |
14.8 |
53.6 |
HS |
| Estonia |
2011 |
e,f,j |
12.4 |
5.1 |
71.5 |
LFS |
| Ethiopia |
2004 |
l,b,c,m,v |
28.4 |
16.8 |
56.2 |
HS |
| Finland |
2011 |
b,f,m |
16.0 |
9.6 |
61.0 |
LFS |
| France |
2011 |
b,f,d |
22.1 |
5.9 |
77.2 |
ELFS |
| French Guiana |
2012 |
j,e,f,w |
28.4 |
12.4 |
66.4 |
... |
| Georgia |
2004 |
l,b,c,m |
50.5 |
36.5 |
56.2 |
HS |
| Germany |
2011 |
b,f,d |
38.0 |
8.5 |
79.2 |
ELFS |
| Greece |
2011 |
b,f,d |
14.0 |
5.6 |
62.8 |
ELFS |
| Grenada |
1998 |
p,k,j,r |
35.5 |
30.2 |
45.6 |
HS |
| Guadeloupe |
2012 |
j,e,f,w |
25.6 |
16.0 |
62.9 |
... |
| Guatemala |
2003 |
p,f,d,r |
37.8 |
9.5 |
69.9 |
HS |
| Honduras |
2003 |
p,f,g,x,r |
35.0 |
16.0 |
53.0 |
HS |
| Hungary |
2011 |
b,d,f |
6.4 |
3.4 |
61.7 |
LFS |
| Iceland |
2011 |
b,f,m |
24.1 |
10.4 |
68.0 |
LFS |
| Indonesia |
2003 |
p,c,m |
31.0 |
16.7 |
44.3 |
HS |
| Ireland |
2011 |
b,d,f |
39.3 |
12.6 |
74.9 |
ELFS |
| Israel |
2011 |
b,f,j,y |
21.0 |
7.0 |
73.5 |
LFS |
| Italy |
2011 |
b,d,f |
31.3 |
6.6 |
76.6 |
ELFS |
| Jamaica |
2002 |
l,p,k,j |
12.9 |
9.9 |
52.3 |
HS |
| Japan |
2011 |
p,c,m |
34.8 |
10.3 |
71.0 |
LFS |
| Latvia |
2011 |
j,i,s |
10.8 |
7.5 |
59.5 |
ELFS |
| Lithuania |
2011 |
j,i,s |
10.4 |
6.8 |
61.7 |
ELFS |
| Luxembourg |
2011 |
b,d,f |
30.2 |
5.0 |
82.2 |
ELFS |
| Madagascar |
2001 |
b,c,d,z |
27.0 |
17.5 |
59.3 |
HS |
| Malta |
2011 |
j,i,s |
25.6 |
6.5 |
67.4 |
ELFS |
| Martinique |
2012 |
j,e,f,w |
23.4 |
9.9 |
72.2 |
... |
| Mauritius |
2004 |
a,p,c,d |
39.1 |
23.8 |
44.4 |
O |
| Mexico |
2011 |
b,f,d |
27.7 |
12.5 |
57.1 |
LFS |
| Montenegro |
2012 |
j,i,s |
4.2 |
4.1 |
44.0 |
LFS |
| Namibia |
1997 |
a,b,f,m |
26.5 |
8.4 |
70.6 |
LFS |
| Netherlands |
2011 |
b,f,d |
60.5 |
17.1 |
75.3 |
ELFS |
| Netherlands Antilles |
1998 |
p,f,j,r |
18.7 |
7.1 |
68.8 |
HS |
| New Zealand |
2011 |
l,b,f,m,a1 |
34.3 |
11.2 |
73.0 |
LFS |
| Nicaragua |
2010 |
e,f,g |
43.0 |
21.0 |
59.1 |
HS |
| Norway |
2011 |
b,f,m,a2 |
30.0 |
11.0 |
71.1 |
LFS |
| Panama |
2010 |
e,f,g |
24.2 |
15.6 |
48.2 |
HS |
| Paraguay |
2010 |
e,f,g |
31.1 |
14.0 |
57.8 |
HS |
| Poland |
2011 |
b,f,d |
12.4 |
4.9 |
67.4 |
LFS |
| Portugal |
2011 |
b,f,d |
14.4 |
8.8 |
59.5 |
ELFS |
| Republic of Korea |
2011 |
l,p,f,m,a3 |
18.5 |
10.0 |
56.6 |
LFS |
| Republic of Moldova |
2004 |
a,p,c,j |
31.9 |
21.8 |
61.3 |
... |
| Réunion |
2012 |
j,e,f,w |
34.7 |
16.6 |
64.3 |
... |
| Romania |
2011 |
s,i,j |
11.5 |
9.6 |
49.5 |
ELFS |
| Russian Federation |
2011 |
d,b,f |
5.4 |
2.8 |
65.3 |
LFS |
| Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines |
2001 |
p,f,j |
21.0 |
18.8 |
41.1 |
PC |
| Samoa |
2008 |
e,j,i,a4 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
... |
IES |
| Slovakia |
2011 |
b,f,d |
5.7 |
2.7 |
61.7 |
LFS |
| Slovenia |
2011 |
a,e,f,j |
10.9 |
6.7 |
58.0 |
LFS |
| South Africa |
2011 |
b,f,d |
11.2 |
5.0 |
63.2 |
HS |
| Spain |
2011 |
b,f,d |
21.9 |
5.5 |
76.6 |
ELFS |
| Suriname |
1998 |
p,f,j,a5 |
31.9 |
12.4 |
59.3 |
HS |
| Sweden |
2011 |
b,f,d |
18.4 |
9.8 |
62.8 |
LFS |
| Switzerland |
2011 |
b,f,d |
45.5 |
9.4 |
80.1 |
LFS |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
2010 |
l,p,f,m |
13.3 |
6.6 |
27.4 |
HS |
| Thailand |
2000 |
l,b,f,m |
7.5 |
6.5 |
48.6 |
HS |
| TFYR of Macedonia |
2011 |
s,i,j |
7.1 |
5.7 |
44.9 |
ELFS |
| Tonga |
2003 |
p,c,d |
44.2 |
36.9 |
45.3 |
LFS |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2002 |
p,k,j,r |
9.5 |
6.9 |
44.9 |
HS |
| Turkey |
2011 |
l,b,f,m |
24.3 |
6.6 |
60.0 |
LFS |
| United Kingdom |
2011 |
b,f,d |
39.3 |
11.7 |
74.7 |
ELFS |
| Uruguay |
2010 |
e,f,g,v |
27.8 |
12.8 |
64.9 |
HS |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian
Republic of |
2010 |
e,f,g |
16.4 |
6.5 |
61.7 |
HS |
| Zimbabwe |
2004 |
l,p,d,a6 |
21.0 |
17.0 |
53.9 |
HS |
|
| Footnotes |
| ... |
Not available |
| a |
Coverage not
available. |
| b |
Usual hours
measured. |
| c |
35 part-time
hours cut-off. |
| d |
Main job covered. |
| e |
Hours measured
not available. |
| f |
30 part-time
hours cut-off. |
| g |
Primary and
secondary jobs covered. |
| h |
31 urban
agglomerations. |
| i |
Part time hours
cut-off is not available |
| j |
Jobs covered not
specified. |
| k |
32 part-time
hours cut-off. |
| l |
Refers to
civilian labour force only. |
| m |
All jobs covered. |
| n |
Excluding Jervis
Bay Territory. |
| o |
Excluding
employed persons with working time which varies considerably. |
| p |
Actual hours
measured. |
| q |
34 part-time
hours cut-off |
| r |
Total employment
excludes persons whose hours of work are unknown. |
| s |
Self-declared
hours measured. |
| t |
Excluding the
territories of Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories |
| u |
Excluding
contributing family workers |
| v |
Urban areas. |
| w |
Excluding
institutional population |
| x |
Excluding the
province of Islas de la Bahía. |
| y |
Depedent
employment |
| z |
Seven main
cities. |
| a1 |
Excluding
Chathams, Antarctic Territory and other minor offshore islands. |
| a2 |
Usual hours refer
to settled hours as determined by working agreements. |
| a3 |
Excluding
contributing family workers working less than 18 hours per week. |
| a4 |
Only paid
part-time employment |
| a5 |
Total employment
excludes persons whose hours of work are unknown but worked more than 20
hours per week. |
| a6 |
25 part-time
hours cut-off. |
|
| Sources |
| International Labour Office, Table 5. Part-time workers,
published in Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), available at:
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/kilm. The list of
countries or areas as well as the related years are the one reported by ILO. |
| O |
Other |
| LFS |
Labour Force
Survey |
| ELFS |
European Labour
Force Survey (EUROSTAT) |
| HS |
Household or
Labour Force Survey |
| PC |
Population Census |
| IES |
Household income
and expenditure survey |
|
| Technical notes |
| This table presents statistics on part-time workers---i.e.
employed person whose normal hours of work are less than those of comparable
"full-time" workers (see definition below). The percentage of the female and
male employment that is part-time refers, respectively, to the proportion of
the total female and total male adult (aged 15 and above) labour force
comprised of part-time workers. Looking at part-time employment by sex is
useful to see the extent to which the female labour force is more likely to
work part-time than the male labour force. |
| The women's share of part-time employment refers to the
percentage of the total part-time employment that is comprised by women. This
indicator is useful to monitor the concentration of women in part-time
employment. |
| In using these indicators for international comparisons it
should be noted that there is no internationally accepted standard for the
minimum number of hours worked per week that would constitute full-time work.
The distinction between "full-time" and "part-time" employment is therefore
established on a country-by-country basis or in special regional
compilations. Many countries have established demarcation points that lie
between 30 and 40 hours per week. Other countries classify part-time and
full-time workers on the basis of respondents' interpretations of their
personal work situations---i.e. whether they view themselves as full-time or
as part-time jobholders. |
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