Belgium vs Ireland: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
Belgium
56.3%
in 2024
Ireland
54.8%
in 2024
Belgium rank
9th
Ireland rank
11th
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 56.3% against 54.8% in Ireland, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 11th of 115 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.2% | 32.2% | 2.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 44.7% | 2.5% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 52.2% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 54.6% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 50.7% | 6.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher part time employment, female, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 56.3% against 54.8% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in part time employment, female between Belgium and Ireland?
- 1.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for part time employment, female?
- Belgium ranks 9th and Ireland ranks 11th 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.