Share working full or part time who don't want full-time work, by country 2011

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2012
This statistic shows the share of men and women in the respective countries who work either full-time or part-time, but actually would chose not to work full-time for an employer if they had the opportunity. In Ecuador, 59 percent of women who work, would prefer not to work full-time if they could. By comparison 82 percent of men in Ecuador have the same situation.

Share of men and women working either full-time or part-time who do not want to work full-time for an employer, selected countries worldwide 2011

CharacteristicWomenMen
Belarus 70% 81%
Australia 63% 73%
Bahrain 61% 80%
Mauritius 60% 75%
Bosnia and Herzegovina 59% 69%
Ecuador 59% 82%
Qatar 57% 71%
Saudi Arabia 56% 79%
Italy 56% 69%
Kazakhstan 56% 67%
Chile 55% 70%
Venezuela 49% 61%
Oman 45% 64%
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July 2012

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2011

Number of respondents

187,119 in 144 countries

Age group

15 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

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