Australia vs India: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Australia
46.6%
in 2021
India
46.5%
in 2025
Australia rank
27th
India rank
28th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 46.6% against 46.5% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and India ranks 28th of 115 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.7% | 18.2% | 30.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 21.8% | 26.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 34.1% | 13.7% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 46.6% against 46.5% in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Australia and India?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Australia ranks 27th and India ranks 28th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.