Belarus: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 86.37 percentage points from 9.65% in 2020. Since 2016 it is up 86.01 percentage points from 10.02% in 2016.

What the numbers say

In 2025, Belarus' part time employment, male (% of total male employment) rose 91.92 percentage points on 2024 (from 4.11% to 96.02%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2017 to 2024), the average change was −0.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 58.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 91.92 percentage points in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.47 percentage points in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Belarus had the 1st highest value of the 45 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Belarus in the 2025 ranking

• Rwanda — 2nd of 45: 45.92%
• Austria — 3rd of 45: 37.41%
• Ecuador — 4th of 45: 36.37%

What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in nearby economies

• Albania — 14.85% (2024)
• Armenia — 15.58% (2023)
• Austria — 37.41% (2025)
• Belgium — 32.25% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 4.66% (2025)
• Bulgaria — 10.34% (2024)
• Croatia — 23.08% (2024)
• Cyprus — 28.52% (2024)
• Czechia — 24.37% (2024)
• Denmark

More social protection & labor data for Belarus

• Net migration — -3,020 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 37.39% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 40.69% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 39.08% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 76.56% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 82.75% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 79.58% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Belarus's part time employment, male (% of total male employment)?

96.02% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2016?

It is up 86.01 percentage points from 10.02% in 2016. The highest value was 96.02% in 2025 and the lowest 4.11% in 2024.

How does Belarus rank?

1st highest of 45 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in part time employment, male (% of total male employment) unusual for Belarus?

In 2025, Belarus' part time employment, male (% of total male employment) rose 91.92 percentage points on 2024 (from 4.11% to 96.02%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2017 to 2024), the average change was −0.74 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.58 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 58.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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